Technology-Supported Learning In and Out of the Japanese Language Classroom: Advances in Pedagogy, Teaching and Research

Contents
Acknowledgments
Contributors
Abbreviations
1. Technology Past and Present: The History of CALL and Technology for Learning Japanese
Part 1: Technology for Writing and Reading
2. Screencast Delivery of Feedback on Writing Assignments for Beginning Japanese Language Students: An Alternative to the ‘Red Pen’
3. The Pedagogical Value of Web-Based Readings in the JFL Classroom
Part 2: Collaborative Online Learning
4. Impact of Lexical Categories on Skype- Mediated Multimodal Focus on Form and Vocabulary Learning: A Task-Based Study
5. Identity (Re)construction and Improvement in Intercultural Competence through Synchronous and Asynchronous Telecollaboration: Connecting Learners of Japanese in the USA and Sweden
Part 3: Creation and Analysis of CALL Programs for Learning Japanese
6. Rakugo CALL Program for Japanese Language Learning: Its Development and Possibilities for Implementation
7. Co-Chu: Japanese Corpus Analysis System and Two Analyses for Language Teaching
8. How a Self-Learning Website can be Utilized for Better Pronunciation Education: Bridging Learning In and Out of the Classroom
Part 4: Learning Through Online Games
9. The Effective Use of a 3D Virtual World in a JFL Classroom: Evidence from Discourse Analysis
10. Game-Mediated Activities in JFL Classrooms: Considerations and Issues in Learning, Teaching and Implementation
Part 5: Technology Beyond the Physical Classroom
11. Distance Learning and Asynchronous Communication While on Study Abroad: Conversation for- Learning and Journal Reflections as a Means to Enhance Language Use
12. Learners’ Participation in Japanese-Related Online Communities and the Relationship between Online Activities and Classroom Learning: A Comparative Case Study of Two JFL Learners
Epilogue
Index