The Cambridge Handbook of Technology in Language Teaching and Learning

An overview of technology in language teaching and learning by international experts, showcasing the diversity and complexity of the field.

Glenn Stockwell (Edited by), Yijen Wang (Edited by)

9781009294805, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 26 June 2025

554 pages
25 x 17.7 x 3.5 cm, 1.12 kg

'A timely and comprehensive collection covering the foundations of the many subfields of technology-mediated language teaching and learning. Stockwell and Wang have assembled an impressive set of expert contributions to support both new and established researchers and practitioners in this critical and rapidly-shifting domain.' Phil Hubbard, Stanford University

The use of technology in various language teaching and learning contexts has become increasingly commonplace in recent years. This has resulted in an enormous range of choices for teachers and researchers in the field, but at the same time, it has also become more and more difficult for those who are new to using technology for language teaching and researching to keep up with these changes. This handbook provides a wide-ranging, accessible overview of technology in language teaching and learning by leading experts in the field from around the world. The chapters are split into six thematic parts, covering a multitude of subject areas whilst also highlighting the relationships between the topics covered. Showcasing the diversity and complexity of the field in a comprehensive yet approachable manner, it is essential reading for academic researchers and graduate students, as well as pre-service and in-service teachers in various global contexts.

Part I. Laying the Foundations: 1. Introduction Glenn Stockwell and Yijen Wang
2. Impact of context Jozef Colpaert and Astrid Cerpentier
3. Current and emerging theories in CALL Regine Hampel and Helen Lee
4. Shifting focus of call research Yijen Wang
Part II. Environments: 5. Blended learning Paul Gruba
6. Distance learning Fernando Rosell-Aguilar
7. Flipped classrooms Hsiu-Ting Hung
8. Call in low-tech environments Francisca M. Ivone and Thomas N. Robb
Part III. Tools: 9. Mobile devices Mark Pegrum
10. Teaching languages with games Frederik Cornillie and James York
11. MOOCs Agnes Kukulska-Hulme and Fereshte Goshtasbpour Barbara Conde-Gafaro
12. Adaptive instruction Mathias Schulze, Catherine Caws, Marie-Josée Hamel and Trude Heift
13. Virtual reality Kristi Jauregi Ondarra, Sabela Melchor-Couto and Silvia Canto
Part IV. Social Aspects: 14. Social interaction and learning Lara Lomicka and Stacy Benoit
15. Virtual exchange and telecollaborative learning Begoña F. Gutiérrez and Robert O'Dowd
16. Collaborative learning Lara Ducate and Nike Arnold
17. Motivation Richard Pinner
Part V. Practice: 18. Learner training Chun Lai
19. Digital media and interculturality Julie Choi, Rhett Loban and Sue Ollerhead
20. Literacies for teaching Richard Kern
21. Overcoming teacher resistance Yijen Wang
22. Online communities for teachers Yurika Ito
23. Task-based language teaching Sima Khezrlou
Part VI. Language Skills and Areas: 24. Speaking Gilbert Dizon
25. Listening Glenn Stockwell
26. Reading Meei-Ling Liaw and Sabrina Priego
27. Writing Hassan Mohebbi and Ali Panahi
28. Pronunciation Tatsuya Kawahara and Masatake Dantsuji
29. Vocabulary Jang Ho Lee and Dongkwang Shin
30. Grammar S. Susan Marandi
31. Conclusion Glenn Stockwell and Yijen Wang.

Subject Areas: Linguistics [CF]