Technology-enhanced language learning

This book is a collection of nine essays discussing the role of multimedia and technology in the teaching of foreign language. In the introduction editor Michael D. Bush traces the shift in terminology in recent years from Computer-Aided Language Learning (CALL) to Technology-Enhanced Language Learning (TELL), reflecting the fact that computers have become less visible and obvious at the same time as they have become ubiquitous. Computers often drive other types of technology, such as audio, video, and the World Wide Web. The focus is now on the communication facilitated by the computer, rather than on the machine itself. Using some of the technology he advocates, Bush has made the introduction to this book available on the World Wide Web.