Geographical and physical boundaries are being transcended by technology as students learn to reach out to the world around them. Language education is no longer oriented towards grammar, memorization and learning by rote, but rather using language and cultural knowledge as a means to communicate and connect to others around the globe. Issues surrounding language use in spoken, written and multimedia forms and in sociocultural responses, indigenous knowledges and ethnic perspectives are currently expanding, with consequential transnational implications for pedagogy in higher education. (2000).ĭiverse interest in language, pedagogy, identity and community has found expression through online interaction, networking and connectedness in the discourses captured in this book, Language, Culture and Social Connectedness. New Cutting Edge Pre-Intermediate students' book. Retrieved Thursday, 22 January, 2009, from new- headway- advanced.htm Clyne, M., & Sharifian, F. This book is essential for educational technologists, online instructional designers, education policymakers and administrators, curriculum developers, practitioners, stakeholders, researchers, academicians, and students who are interested in digital language pedagogies. The chapters provide international experiences and perspectives on the impact of e-educational technologies on student experience, success, learning, and comprehension in the realm of language learning specifically. Beyond teaching/learning practices being presented, this book also focuses on how learners will adjust to the technology and the readiness of practitioners to psychologically adjust to the changing and demanding media technology has unleashed. The book will explore the different challenges and the multitude of opportunities that new and transformative pedagogies have enabled.
Digital Pedagogies and the Transformation of Language Education will answer questions of how to optimize language learning in such a defining new era and what the educational, sociological, and technological dimensions of radical change are.
At the same time, the upsurge in digital education has raised issues with language as online learners from all over the world and from a plethora of cultures and foreign languages have found themselves challenged to take full advantage and optimally benefit from the same educational media and resources that English-speaking counterparts have tapped into. These have changed the ways in which learners interact with educational institutions, professors, and with each other. A related phenomenon has been the proliferation of massive open online courses (MOOCs). Furthermore, universities and other private higher educational institutions embrace digital technology and have adopted the new learning medium as they realize the prospects of having the worlds population as a potential source of revenue. The demand for and availability of networked educational services have also increased, enabling online education to gain popularity and become an internationally accessible option. Social media is one of those phenomena that has affected not only society at large but has heavily influenced educational processes around the world. Įducation has undergone numerous radical changes as the digital era has transformed the way we as humans communicate, inform ourselves, purchase goods, and perform other mundane chores at home and at work. New Headway : Upper - intermediate Student's Book ( 3rd ed. ), E - learning Ecologies : Principles for New Learning and Assessment ( pp.