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SUMMARY:Task-based Language Teaching with Technology: The EU-Funded CAMELO
 T Project - Dr Michael Thomas\, University of Central Lancashire
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CONTACT:Lucian Stephenson
DESCRIPTION:Arising from the two-year EU LLP funded CAMELOT project (CreAt
 ing Machinima Empowers Live Online Language Teaching and Learning) (http:/
 /camelotproject.eu/)\, this paper investigates the use of machinima throug
 h the lens of sociocultural theory\, exploring the potential of technology
 -mediated task-based language learning. This paper aims to provide a criti
 cal meta-analysis of the wider context of language learning in virtual wor
 lds and digital gaming\, before analysing the implications formachinima fr
 om both learner and instructor perspectives. The data indicates that the u
 se of machinima has significant potential for underpinning a learning-cent
 red approach\, emphasizing the importance of learner creativity and user-g
 enerated content. In conclusion the paper calls for more research on 3D im
 mersive environments that explores strategies for overcoming institutional
  barriers to access through the use of mobile devices\; the need for dialo
 gical forms of language learning to present learners with opportunities fo
 r language production and creativity\; and an awareness of the cultural co
 ntext of the target language.\n\n*Bio\n\nMichael Thomas* BA (Hons) Cert. T
 ESOL M.Ed. MBA Ph.D. FHEA FRSA has held academic positions at universities
  in the UK\, Germany (Heidelberg) and Japan (Nagoya). He is currently Read
 er and Associate Professor in Digital Education and Learning at the Univer
 sity of Central Lancashire. His research interests are in technology-media
 ted task-based learning\, online and distance education and educational po
 licy. He has recently completed Contemporary Task-Based Language Teaching 
 in Asia for Bloomsbury (with Hayo Reinders). He is the Lead Commissioning 
 Editor of a book series with Palgrave Macmillan entitled "Digital Educatio
 n and Learning" as well as "Advances in Digital Language Learning and Teac
 hing" published by Bloomsbury.\n
LOCATION: Faculty of Education\, 184 Hills Road\, Cambridge\, CB2 8PQ\, Ro
 om 1S3
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