Technology and Language Teaching

Makes moving language teaching online easy, with clear guidance and convincing arguments. Provides stimulating examples from research and teaching practice.

Ursula Stickler (Author)

9781108812795, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 28 April 2022

75 pages
22.8 x 15.1 x 0.6 cm, 0.15 kg

This Element is a practical guide for language teachers intending to upgrade their online teaching. During the COVID-19 pandemic many teachers were forced to move their teaching online without proper preparation and support. This has led to frustration and stress, and sometimes decisions based not on sound pedagogy but on technological constraints, requirements and opportunities. To balance this negative experience, a research-based, pedagogy-focussed approach has been taken in this volume: step-by-step, teachers are shown how to make decisions about the choice and usage of online tools, how to adapt their pedagogy and teaching strategies to fit with online learning environments, and how to create a positive learning experience for their students. In six sections this Element takes teachers from epistemological considerations to learning theories, from teacher-centred to learner-centred online tuition, and from technological needs to pedagogic choice, ending with suggestions on how to future-proof language teaching.

1. Introduction
2. Knowledge, Language and Learning
3. Pedagogy, Fostering Online Language Learning
4. Practicalities of Online Language Teaching
5. Why Does It Work?
6. Future-Proofing our Language Teaching
Glossary
Platforms, Apps, and Tools
References.

Subject Areas: Language teaching & learning [other than ELT CJ], Linguistics [CF]