Description: Explores the application of digital technologies to language teaching and learning at the time of the Covid-19 global pandemic, drawing implications for the post-pandemic future.
Brief description: Michael Thomas is Professor of Education and Social Justice and Chair of the Centre for Educational Research (CERES) at Liverpool John Moores University, UK.
Review Quotes:
"[This book]stands as a crucial contribution to the field of language education in the digital age. By documenting the experiences of educators and learners, it examines the critical role of technology in fostering resilience, autonomy, and innovation in language teaching practices, presenting a wealth of practical insights, research-based findings, and diverse perspectives that can inform post-pandemic language education ... A must-read." --IEEE Professional Communication Society
"This volume offers truly ground-breaking accounts of recent pedagogical transformations through technology in language education. It uncovers important messages for learners, teachers, teacher educators, researchers, and policy makers about where and how technology should be embedded into the geopolitical, sociocultural, psychological, and pedagogical contexts of language teaching and learning in contemporary society." --Anne Burns, Curtin University and University of New South Wales, Australia "This is a highly accessible edited volume which provides good coverage of key topics and issues on technology-enhanced language learning. This is a must read for anyone interested in how technological tools were adopted by teachers and learners on an emergency basis during the COVID-19 pandemic, what lessons we can learn and how technology plays a key role in the post-pandemic era." --Li Li, University of Exeter, UK