Designs for Blended Language Learning

Abstract

In their extensive survey of CALL, Levy and Stockwell (2006) wrote that design is ‘the tangible means by which theory and research findings are made explicit and put into practice’ (p. 39) that both underpins and guides the various stages of learning. Pedagogical design, as Beetham and Sharpe (2007) write, involves a four-step process that includes investigation, application, representation and iteration. In initial stage of investigation, designers seek to understand the intended learners and their needs, and make sense of a range of theories and principles that are relevant to the focal area. Application involves putting the principles into practice, and, following that, deciding which of ..