ERIC Number: EJ863301
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2009-Sep
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Help Options in CALL: A Systematic Review
Cardenas-Claros, Monica S.; Gruba, Paul A.
CALICO Journal, v27 n1 p69-90 Sep 2009
This paper is a systematic review of research investigating help options in the different language skills in computer-assisted language learning (CALL). In this review, emerging themes along with is-sues affecting help option research are identified and discussed. We argue that help options in CALL are application resources that do not only seem to assist second language learners in performing tasks but also to support language learning. We also argue that in addition to situating help options within the interactionist theory in second language acquisition (SLA), help options could be examined through the lenses of sociocultural theory. The examination of help options from disciplines re-lated to CALL allows for further understanding of how various approaches to research can be used to inform help option conceptualization and their development in CALL-based materials. (Contains 9 tables.)
Descriptors: Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Computer Assisted Instruction, Linguistic Theory, Research Methodology, Sociocultural Patterns, Instructional Materials, Linguistic Input, Visual Aids, Dictionaries, Listening Comprehension, Student Attitudes, Grammar, Writing (Composition)
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Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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