Technology in the Language Classroom
What Every New ESL Teacher Needs to Know
Practical tips and advice for effectively leveraging technology in the language classroom
Description
Since technology plays many crucial roles in the functioning of modern society, language teachers are increasingly expected to be able to leverage a variety of digital tools in their classrooms. Despite this expectation, not all teachers feel comfortable with using technology. Many new teachers have not received formal training in the basics of computer-assisted language learning (CALL) and technology use.
Technology in the Language Classroom provides early-career and pre-service second language (L2) instructors with an overview of important issues involved in effectively integrating technology into the L2 classroom. Each chapter provides practical strategies, resources, and application activities to help new teachers gain familiarity with utilizing a variety of digital tools for teaching different skills, including listening, speaking, reading, grammar, vocabulary, and writing. Readers will be encouraged to think critically about the key factors to consider when choosing tools that work for them, their lessons, and their students.
Matt Kessler is Associate Professor of Applied Linguistics at the University of South Florida.
Reviews
“Technology in the Language Classroom offers a large contribution to the area of technology and language teaching. Both reader-friendly and useful for target readers, Kessler’s book approaches the topic of technology in the language classroom in a way that has not been done in years and will give readers a much needed updated resource.”
- Dawn Bikowski, Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center
“Technology in the Language Classroom is a friendly, accessible, and comprehensible resource written for new and future practicing teachers, by a practicing teacher. Matt Kessler offers a helpful overview of skills and resources needed to know how to implement technology in the second-language classroom.”
- Robyn Brinks Lockwood, Stanford University
“Packed full of ideas, tips, and resources, Technology in the Language Classroom is an impressive collection of practical advice for busy teachers. It manages the rare feat of being both accessible and comprehensive at the same time.”
- Hayo Reinders, Anaheim University
“This outstanding book provides teachers with fundamental yet comprehensive principles for teaching different aspects of language using practical, accessible, cutting-edge technologies. Indispensable for language teacher education and for all teachers, new or experienced, desiring to update the integration of technology into their language teaching!”
- Dorothy Chun, University of California, Santa Barbara