New Media and Perennial Problems in Foreign Language Learning and Teaching

Part I New Media and Foreign Language Development.- Multimedia in Learning English as a Foreign Language.- Advanced Learners' Intercultural Experience Through Computer-enhanced Technology.- Wikis and New Perspectives for Collaborative Writing.- The Foreign Language Classroom in the New Media Age. - E-mail, Facebook and a Mobile Phone as Essential Tools.- Facebook to Facebook Encounters in Japan.- Part II Old Problems in Foreign Language Development.- Communicating with Oneself.- The Effectiveness of Written Corrective Feedback in the Acquisition of the English Article System.- Formal Instruction in Collocations in English.- Some implications for developing learners' figurative language competence across modalities.- Design and Style of Cultural and Media Studies Textbooks for College Students.- Towards Teaching English for Pharmaceutical Purposes