Foreign Language Learning in the Digital Age: Theory and Pedagogy for Developing Literacies

Foreign Language Learning in the Digital Age explores the growing importance of diversifying media in contemporary society and emphasizes the role of media and literacies in 21st-century education. It discusses the impact of multimodal and digital media on meaning-making practices, highlights the potentials and challenges, and showcases best practices for working with media in foreign language learning contexts. The book covers foreign language education across the formal educational spectrum and is relevant to academics, researchers, and students in language teaching, digital education, media education, applied linguistics, and TESOL.

Format: Hardback
Length: 268 pages
Publication date: 31 January 2022
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

The significance of diversifying media in contemporary society is explored in depth in the book "Foreign Language Learning in the Digital Age." It builds upon existing discussions that view media and various literacies as essential goals in 21st-century education. The book delves into the epistemological and critical underpinnings of multiliteracies and related pedagogies for foreign language learning contexts. It examines how multimodal and digital media shape meaning-making practices in learning, highlights the inherent potentials and challenges associated with their use, and explores how foreign language education can contribute to the development of multiliteracies.

The volume also addresses foreign language education across the formal educational spectrum, encompassing primary education, adult education, and teacher education. It provides a comprehensive overview of the scope of media and literacies for foreign language education in the digital age, along with examples of best practices for working with media in formal language learning environments.

This book is of immense interest to academics, researchers, and post-graduate students in the fields of language teaching and learning, digital education, media education, applied linguistics, and TESOL. It offers valuable insights and practical approaches for integrating media into foreign language teaching and learning, enabling educators to harness the power of technology to enhance student engagement, promote language acquisition, and foster multiliteracies in today's digital age.

Weight: 685g
Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367469412