Twenty-five years of computer-assisted language learning: A topic modeling analysis

• Published in: Language learning & technology Vol. 25; no. 3; pp. 151 - 185
• Main Authors: Chen, Xieling, Zou, Di, Xie, Haoran R., Su, Fan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Honolulu National Foreign Language Resource Center at University of Hawaii 01.10.2021; University of Hawaii, National Foreign Language Resource Center
• Subjects: Active Learning; Bibliometrics; Blended Learning; Computer Assisted Instruction; Computer assisted language learning; Computer Mediated Communication; Computer Simulation; Computers; Data mining; Educational Research; Educational technology; Electronic Learning; Foreign Countries; Game Based Learning; Handheld Devices; Influence of Technology; Interdisciplinary aspects; Multimedia Instruction; Project-based learning; Second Language Instruction; Second Language Learning; Social sciences; Student Projects; Topics; Virtual communities; Vocabulary Development; Vocabulary learning; Web 2.0 Technologies; United States; United Kingdom; Taiwan

The advance of educational technologies and digital devices have made computer-assisted language learning (CALL) an active interdisciplinary field with increasing research potential and topic diversity. Questions like “what topics and technologies attract the interest of the CALL community?,” “how h...