Considerations for Future Technology Development Based on EFL Teachers' Integration of Technology

Autor: Volker Hegelheimer, Yasin Karatay, Haeyun Jin, Ananda Astrini Muhammad, Timothy Kochem
Rok vydání: 2020
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DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-2591-3.ch012
Popis: Technology-enhance language learning (TELL) continues to grow in use within language classrooms. However, a number of hurdles still remain when it comes to the effective integration of technology for skill-specific language learning, such as a lack of training and an overabundance of tools to choose from. This chapter identifies and describes three major hurdles that still plague effective TELL practices. Authors describe 2 current efforts to overcome these hurdles: a Global Online Course (GOC) on effective educational technology integration, and a year-long comparative case study on the GOC that explores the trainees' perceptions of educational technology. The chapter presents potential avenues for overcoming the above hurdles based on insights gained from four teachers of the GOC, as well as the trainees' perceptions and integration of educational technology in the language classroom.
Databáze: OpenAIRE