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The growth of technology has been rapidly increasing in the past two decades, and is being further accelerated by the worldwide covid-19 pandemic which has pushed language educators and learners to grapple with e-learning and rely increasingly on computer-mediated communication (CMC). This chapter addresses the recent developments in the use of technology in communication and language learning by exploring some popular trends such as multimodality, mobile-mediated communication, voice chat, online conferencing, online gaming, computer and mobile-assisted language learning. As technology continues to advance, we should continually update ourselves with the way different people or learners communicate using different technological tools. It is also important to bear in mind that technology is only a tool and it needs our strategic use to realize its maximum potential for different users. |
