REVIEW OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN LANGUAGES FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES: ISSUES AND PROSPECTS

In the Foreword, Mark Warschauer sets the tone for the rest of the book by stating that information and communication technologies have transformed both the “context of language learning” and “how people learn languages” (p. xiii–xiv). International Conference on Languages for Specific Purposes (LSP) held in January 2003 in Barcelona, Spain. It is intended for LSP teachers, researchers, and applied linguists. The purpose of the volume is “to offer an overview of an ample variety of applications of IT in the field of LSP” (p. 5). The individual chapters fall within the framework of a socio-cognitive approach to language learning, drawing “attention to language form in the context of authentic language use for specific purposes” (p. xiv, emphasis in original). The book contains 15 chapters which include a foreword, an introduction, five thematic parts, conclusion, and a subject index.