“…These facilities are particularly beneficial for language learners to develop their reading and writing skills. They operate in ways that can help both teachers and students Journal of Research in Curriculum, Instruction and Educational Technology discover how the latter's ideas grow and improve over shorter or longer periods of time (Mak & Coniam, 2008;Lee, 2004;Coyle, 2010;Cabiness, Irvine, & Grove, 2013;Pena-Shaff, Altman, & Stephenson, 2005;Smith, 2006;Lloyd-Williams, 2007;Halic, Lee, Paulus, & Spence, 2010;Maag, 2006;Lundin, 2008). These tools also provide students with both reflective and interactive feedback and continually involve them in collaborative activities with their peers and teachers in a way that extends the learning opportunities beyond formal instruction times (Álvarez, 2012;Deng & Yuen, 2011).…”