Technology and the future of language teaching

• Published in: Foreign language annals Vol. 51; no. 1; pp. 205 - 218
• Main Author: Kessler, Greg
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Alexandria Wiley-Blackwell 01.03.2018; American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages
• Subjects: Artificial Intelligence; authentic materials; Computer assisted language learning; Computer Mediated Communication; Digital media; Educational technology; Futures (of Society); Information Technology; Language instruction; Language Teachers; Learning Experience; Second Language Instruction; Second Language Learning; Social Media; Student Motivation; teacher preparation; Teaching; Teaching Methods; teaching methods (communicative); Technology Integration; Websites; United Kingdom > UK

We are living in a time with unprecedented opportunities to communicate with others in authentic and compelling linguistically and culturally contextualized domains. In fact, language teachers today are faced with so many fascinating options for using technology to enhance language learning that it...