Is technology a silver bullet for language teaching and learning?

[Francis Hult]

The Guardian



Is technology a silver bullet for language teaching and learning?



"There is no longer a four-walled classroom," says Dr Cecilia Goria, of Nottingham University's Language Centre.

"Teaching and learning now extends beyond that."



Technological innovations have changed language learning radically from the old-fashioned image of pupils learning lists of verbs out of textbooks. Although language teaching has a long history of using tech, dating back to the 1960s, recent developments such as social networking and easy-to-use video cameras have removed many of the limitations.



Full story:
http://www.theguardian.com/teacher-network/teacher-blog/2014/may/12/technology-language-teaching-learning-pedagogy
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