Themes in Science and Technology Education will devote a special issue to perspectives and innovative approaches to the use of computer and information technologies in the analysis, teaching and learning of human language.

The aim of this special issue is to provide a set of high-quality scientific papers that present original empirical research, pedagogical innovations validated by research, research reviews, theoretical perspectives or practical applications. Authors are invited to submit original papers on research results or novel applications of ICT in language analysis, teaching and learning. The orientation of the papers is towards studies that take into account recent theoretical advances, empirical findings and technological developments. It is envisioned that high quality research-based products and procedures are required for advancing the science and application of human language teaching. Researchers and practitioners should benefit from novel insights and real-world experiences in developing or applying computer and communications technologies to the domain of language teaching.

Themes within the scope of this special issue include:
- Applications of ICT for language analysis (e.g., corpus analysis, readability analysis).
- Language teaching technologies (e.g., CBT, teaching delivery systems, case studies).
- Language learning technologies (e.g., CALL, VLEs, learning assessment and competence testing).

GUEST EDITORS
Dr George R S Weir, University of Strathclyde, UK  - george.weir@cis.strath.ac.uk     
Dr Shin'ichiro Ishikawa, Kobe University, Japan - iskwshin@gmail.com

IMPORTANT DATES
Expression of interest: November 15, 2009
Submission deadline: January 31, 2010
Author's Notification:  March 31, 2010
Final Camera-Ready Submission: June 30, 2010

MANUSCRIPTS
Manuscripts for this special issue should follow the instructions for authors of the journal
http://earthlab.uoi.gr/theste