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English 2.0: Learning and Acquisition of English in the Networked Globe with the Connectivist Approach
Bozkurt, Aras; Ataizi, Murat
Contemporary Educational Technology, v6 n2 p155-168 2015
English is one of the most spoken languages in the world and widely accepted as a foreign language in many parts of the world. However, though there has been a high demand for English as a foreign language in the 21st century, it has still been taught or learned through traditional methods and conventional pedagogical approaches. In the digital age, learner characteristics, learning environments, and learner needs have significantly changed and new pedagogical approaches or learning systems have emerged as a natural result of the paradigm shift. In this article, these changes were explained and suggestions were made for foreign language learning and acquisition based on the networked learning and the connectivist approach to learning.
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Conventional Instruction, Web 2.0 Technologies, Technology Uses in Education, Information Technology, Technological Advancement, Language Acquisition, Learning Theories, Constructivism (Learning), Computer Uses in Education, Access to Information, Electronic Learning, Educational Technology, Video Technology, Computer Assisted Instruction, Global Approach, Technological Literacy, Internet, Telecommunications, Computer Mediated Communication, Technology Integration
Contemporary Educational Technology. Faculty of Communication Sciences, Anadolu University, Yunus Emre Campus, Eskisehir 26470, Turkey. e-mail: editor@cedtech.net; Web site: http://www.cedtech.net
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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