Review of Research on Technologies for Language Learning and Teaching

Abstract

We reviewed literature from 2014 to 2018 on foreign/second language learning supported by technologies. We aimed to select empirical studies that show effect of technologies on language learning. In this review study, we describe types of technologies, their potential usage for language learning, advantage and disadvantages, and we also give some examples to understand our findings better. Besides, we compare our results with those obtained from earlier review studies, e.g. we identified several new technologies used in studies between 2014 and 2018 but never used before. We also make several suggestions for future studies in this field. Our results can be useful for teaching and research communities that plan to design technology-enhanced foreign/second language learning and teaching.

Teacher-Student Interaction Styles In The Electronic Environment Of Foreign Language Instruction

“…To reform teaching and learning practices, teachers all over the world are trying to integrate information and communication technologies (ICT) into classrooms (Levy & Moore, 2018;Yang & Shadiev, 2019). Blended learning ("a combination of traditional f2f [face-to-face] modes of instruction with online modes of learning (OL), drawing on technology-mediated instruction, where all participants in the learning process are separated by distance some of the time" (Siemens et al, 2015, p. 62) is being widely used.…”