Maiga Chang and Chen-Wo Kuo (editors) Learning culture and language through ICTs: methods for enhanced instruction

Hershey - New York: IGI Global, 2009. — 370 p. ISBN 978-1-60566-167-4 (ebook)The objectives of this book are trying to collect high-quality language and culture e-learning researches and courses and to be a reliable teaching resource to teachers. Section I mainly focuses on the researches of learning languages with ICTs and Section II focuses on finding the relations between language and culture learning. Moreover, the Section III in this book reveals the technologies which enhance language and culture, teaching and learning. There are selected readings in Section IV, including culture-based language learning objects for computer assisted language learning (CALL), intercultural reflections on designing / developing culturally-oriented learning and collaborative project-based learning, principles of good practice for virtual international collaboration, and communication barriers and conflicts in cross-cultural e-learning.