scholarly journals Language Learning with Technology – Ideas for Integrating Technology in the Classroom.

2014 ◽  
Vol 0 (66) ◽  
pp. 301
Author(s):  
Rafael Matielo ◽  
Priscila Farias
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Technology In The Classroom ◽  
Integrating Technology ◽  
Learning With Technology

Taking Technology to Task: Technology-Mediated TBLT, Performance, and Production

2016 ◽  
Vol 36 ◽  
pp. 136-163 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicole Ziegler
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
Second Language Acquisition ◽  
Language Development ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Reciprocal Relationship ◽  
Computer Assisted ◽  
Technology In The Classroom ◽  
Second Language Development ◽  
Integration Of Technology ◽  
And Performance

ABSTRACTOver the last few decades, task-based language teaching (TBLT) has garnered increasing attention from researchers and educators alike. With a strong and growing body of research demonstrating the efficacy of tasks to support and facilitate second language development and performance (e.g., Keck, Iberri-Shea, Tracy-Ventura, & Wa-Mbaleka, 2006), TBLT has become a leading pedagogical approach. Similarly, computer-assisted language learning (CALL) has also grown as a field, with the use and integration of technology in the classroom continuing to increase (Petersen & Sachs, 2015). As these fields have matured, a reciprocal relationship has developed (Lai & Li, 2011), with the literature on tasks and technology seeking to not only examine how technology might support and facilitate language learning, but how TBLT might serve as a framework to more thoroughly investigate CALL. In light of the expanding research on tasks and technology, this review article aims not only to provide a current state of the art of how technology-mediated TBLT facilitates and supports second language development and performance, but also to describe how technology can contribute to our understanding of how features of TBLT, such as task design features and task implementation, influence the success of second language acquisition. Suggestions for possible research agendas in technology-mediated TBLT are also made.

scholarly journals Teachers' Perceptions in Implementing Technologies 
 In Language Teaching and Learning in Indonesia

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 38-51
Author(s):  
Caroline Victorine Katemba
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Rural Area ◽  
Education System ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Quantitative Method ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
Technology In The Classroom ◽  
Teachers Perceptions ◽  
The World ◽  
Language Teaching And Learning

Technologies have swept the world in every aspect of life including the education system. And therefore, the purpose of this research is to find the Challenges Encountered in implementing technologies in Language Teaching and Learning in Indonesia. This study was a quantitative method in nature. The participants of the study were randomly chosen 30 teachers from Bandung in the rural area. The data were collected by using questionnaires and were analyzed by using mix method that is quantitative and qualitative procedures. The result showed that using technology in the classroom was helpful. In addition to that, more tools and facilities provided by schools are increasingly helping them improve their ability to use technology. Though the school has prepared facilities there were several challenges found in the implementation of technologies in the Language Learning classrooms. Additional results of this study give meaningful insights for policymakers in relation to the implementation of ICT for teaching and learning in the classroom.

scholarly journals The use of technology in informal English language learning: evidence from Yemeni undergraduate students

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Wagdi Rashad Ali Bin-Hady ◽  
Nasser Omer Mubarak Al-Tamimi
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Informal Learning ◽  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
English Language ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Integrating Technology ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
Informal Settings

Purpose This study aims to explore the use of technology-based strategies by Yemeni undergraduate students to develop their English as a foreign language skills in informal learning settings. Design/methodology/approach A mixed methods research design was used to collect quantitative and qualitative data from 110 undergraduate students enrolled at the English Departments in two universities in Yemen. In the first phase of the study, 10 students were interviewed to obtain information about their use of technology to develop their English language skills and subsystems in informal settings. Following the analysis of the interview data, a questionnaire was built to collect quantitative data, and the second phase of the study was carried out with 100 undergraduate students. Findings The findings revealed that students developed four technology-based strategies that they used in informal settings. These strategies included using social media, being inspired by someone, accessing social networks and websites. Students reported that these strategies helped them develop their listening, speaking and reading skills, while they also reported that their vocabulary was enhanced over grammar and pronunciation. Research limitations/implications The study findings can be of benefit not only for helping to raise students’ awareness of informal learning strategies to develop their English skills outside the classroom but also for teachers to rethink the importance of integrating technology tools and digital resources in their teaching practice. The results could also guide curriculum designers to augment textbook materials by integrating technology-based informal learning strategies. Originality/value This is the first study on this topic conducted in the context of higher education in Yemen and offers unique insights into informal learning practices of Yemeni students. In addition, the findings of the study open new dimensions for rethinking the classification of language learning strategies to include those that are technology-based and mainly useful for independent informal learning.

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