Jean-Claude Bertin is a full professor of English language learning and teaching at the
University of Le Havre, France. He is a membre of the CNRS (National Center for
Scientific Research) unit IDEES-CIRTAI, where he coordinates research in the field of
CALL and Distance Learning. He has published a large number of articles and reports in
this field, in national as well as international journals, (co-)authored several books,
among which :
– Bertin, J.-C. (2001), Des Outils pour des Langues – multimedia et apprentissage;
– Bertin, J.-C., Gravé, P. & Narcy-Combes, J.-P. (2010). Second-language distance
learning and teaching: theoretical perspectives and didactic ergonomics, IGI, USA.
He also contributed to ICT and Language Learning – a European Perspective
(Chambers, A. & Davies, G. Eds, 2001). He has presented numerous papers and keynote
speeches in a variety of international conferences. He is now President of the French
research association GERAS (Groupe d’Etude et de Recherche en Anglais de Spécialité),
Director of Asp journal (Geras, France), and has been reviewer for several scientific
journals, among which Computer-Assisted Language Learning (Taylor & Francis),
Revue canadienne de linguistique appliquée (Ottawa, Canada), and ReCALL (Cambridge
University Press).
– Online references : http://www.cirtai.org/spip.php?rubrique78