| APACALL, the Asia-Pacific Association
for Computer-Assisted Language Learning,
is an on-line association of CALL researchers and practitioners who are willing to investigate, share information, discuss, cooperate and collaborate with fellow professionals. |
Aims & Objectives
APACALL takes an international view with specific orientation to
the Asia-Pacific region. It aims to:
- provide a mechanism for information exchange on CALL;
- highlight the importance and value of accessibility and professional
engagement with CALL for teachers, students, researchers and other
interested professionals;
- promote and support research and good practice in CALL.
Its objectives are to:
- contribute to the discussion of the impact of CALL on language learning/teaching
and development of authentic cross-cultural communications;
- promote language teacher professional development in CALL;
- encourage on-line activities for CALL practice;
- promote research and research findings on CALL;
- facilitate the use of CALL for language program accessibility
and flexibility, ongoing language maintenance and cross-cultural
exchange;
- promote the study of computer-assisted second language acquisition
in the Asia-Pacific region.
Activities
- APACALL Forum and APACALL E-list for members to collaborate, share information and facilitate
discussion (on-line communication between members)
- APACALL Newsletters to distribute news and resource reviews
- APACALL Book Series to disseminate research findings
- APACALL SIGs that can be formed on the basis of common research areas
- Collegial networking and professional meetings & conferences (e.g., GLoCALL Conference)
- Links with refereed journals (e.g., CALL-EJ, International Journal of Pedagogies and Learning)
Membership
Membership is open to persons who are interested in CALL. Membership
is currently free but the status of membership fees will be continuously
reviewed. The Membership Application Form should be submited to become an APACALL member.
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Executive Committee (November 2010 - October 2012)
Jeong-Bae Son (President, University of Southern Queensland, Australia)
Kazunori Nozawa (Vice-President, Ritsumeikan University, Japan)
Vance Stevens (Vice-President, Petroleum Institute, UAE)
Michael Crawford (Secretary, Hokkaido University of Education, Japan)
Antonie Alm (Officer, University of Otago, New Zealand)
Arif Altun (Officer, Hacettepe University, Turkey)
Bahman Gorjian, (Officer, Islamic Azad University, Iran)
Debra Hoven (Officer, Athabasca University, Canada)
Kenji Kitao (Officer, Doshisha University, Japan)
Klaus-Dieter Rossade (Officer, The Open University, UK)
Affiliations
CALICO (Computer-Assisted Language Instruction Consortium)
IndiaCALL (The India Association of Computer-Assisted Language Learning)
PacCALL (The Pacific Association for Computer Assisted Language Learning)
