Informal digital learning of English (IDLE): a scoping review of what has been done and a look towards what is to come

• Published in: Computer assisted language learning Vol. 36; no. 4; pp. 608 - 640
• Main Authors: Soyoof, Ali, Reynolds, Barry Lee, Vazquez-Calvo, Boris, McLay, Katherine
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Routledge 04.05.2023; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Communicative competence; Communicative Competence (Languages); Computer Assisted Instruction; Computer assisted language learning; Cultural factors; Data collection; Digital language learning; Electronic Learning; English (Second Language); English as a second language; English Instruction; English language; IDLE; Informal Digital Learning of English; Informal Education; informal language learning; Information Technology; Language; Language Teachers; Learning; Learning Processes; Research Methodology; Research Reports; scoping review; Search Strategies; Second Language Instruction; Second Language Learning; Socialization; Teaching Methods; Technological Literacy
• ISSN: 0958-8221; 1744-3210
• DOI: 10.1080/09588221.2021.1936562

As technology has advanced, so have opportunities for language socialization and practice. This reciprocal relationship has resulted in the emergence of a subfield of Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL): Informal Digital Learning of English (IDLE). IDLE has manifested in various forms, includ...