Faculty

Wednesday, December 9, 2015 3:30 pm - 3:30 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Author Event with Kenneth McLaughlin

Explore pivotal moments that shaped Canada’s innovation university in a new book by Kenneth McLaughlin, distinguished professor emeritus.

Students, faculty, staff, alumni and community members are invited to join McLaughlin at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, December 9 in the Mike & Ophelia Lazaridis Quantum-Nano Centre for an engaging dialogue and discussion of his book. A book signing will follow.

Tuesday, December 8, 2015 4:00 pm - 4:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Digital Games for Language Learning: State of the Art, Research, and Practice

As digital gaming has increased in popularity and become a global practice, computer-assisted language learning (CALL) researchers and second and foreign language (L2) educators have begun reconsidering games as potential L2 teaching and learning (L2TL) resources. To provide an overview of this new field, this talk surveys the history and theory of games in CALL and presents the origins of the field, rationale for the use of games in L2TL, games purposed for L2TL, and major research findings.