Social Language Learning Spaces: Globalization Glocalized

willingness to communicate in the iranian context: language learning orientation and social support

why some learners are willing to communicate in english, concurrently others are not, has been an intensive investigation in l2 education. willingness to communicate (wtc) proposed as initiating to communicate while given a choice has recently played a crucial role in l2 learning. it was hypothesized that wtc would be associated with language learning orientations (llos) as well as social suppo...

Language Learning in Large Parameter Spaces

Various theories of linguistics have proposed that the differences among natural languages can be parameterized. Certainly syntactic theories such as Principles and Parameters (Chomsky, 1981) assume the existence of such parameters. Along with the problem of defining parameters, we need to address the problem of a child’s acquisition of the settings of these parameters. Several algorithms for p...

Globalization and Social Policy

Globalization and Social Transition

When the Bolivian government tried to privatize water services on the recommendation of the World Bank in 1999 the citizens of Cochabamba, the country's third largest city, took their opposition to this liberalization project to the streets. These demonstrations intensii ed following a steep rise in water prices which had been the result of the takeover of the local water works by multinational...

Digital Learning Design Framework for Social Learning Spaces

The recent technological advancements provide many opportunities for improvement of learners’ experience. The social nature of modern educational systems and the blending of formal and informal learning enable for more situated and personalized learning experiences. Moreover, the vast amount of data about learning activities can be utilized in a proactive manner to enable data-informed instruct...