Technologies for foreign language learning: a review of technology types and their effectiveness

Autor:	Dorna L. Richardson, Suzanne Freynik, Victor M. Frank, Anita R. Bowles, Ewa M. Golonka
Rok vydání:	2012
Předmět:	Linguistics and Language Social computing Multimedia Web 2.0 Computer science Teaching method Foreign language Educational technology Pronunciation computer.software_genre Language and Linguistics Computer Science Applications Empirical research Computer-mediated communication computer
Zdroj:	Computer Assisted Language Learning. 27:70-105
ISSN:	1744-3210 0958-8221
DOI:	10.1080/09588221.2012.700315
Popis:	This review summarizes evidence for the effectiveness of technology use in foreign language (FL) learning and teaching, with a focus on empirical studies that compare the use of newer technologies with more traditional methods or materials. The review of over 350 studies (including classroom-based technologies, individual study tools, network-based social computing, and mobile and portable devices) revealed that, in spite of an abundance of publications available on the topic of technology use in FL learning and teaching, evidence of efficacy is limited. However, strong support for the claim that technology made a measurable impact in FL learning came from studies on computer-assisted pronunciation training, in particular, automatic speech recognition (ASR). These studies demonstrated that ASR can facilitate the improvement of pronunciation and can provide feedback effectively. Additional studies provided strong support for the use of chat in FL learning. These studies showed that, with chat, both the amo...
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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