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Exploratory Practice as a Professional Development Strategy for English-Language Teachers in Indonesia 探索性实践:印尼英语教师的专业发展策略

IF 3 2区文学

Relc Journal Pub Date : 2023-02-08 DOI: 10.1177/00336882231152944

J. Ramdani, S. Baker, X. Gao

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引用次数: 2

A Systematic Review of Technology Reviews in Language Teaching and Learning Journals 语言教学期刊技术评论的系统回顾

IF 3 2区文学

Relc Journal Pub Date : 2023-02-01 DOI: 10.1177/00336882221150810

B. Moorhouse, Lucas Kohnke, Yuwei Wan

{"title":"A Systematic Review of Technology Reviews in Language Teaching and Learning Journals","authors":"B. Moorhouse, Lucas Kohnke, Yuwei Wan","doi":"10.1177/00336882221150810","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00336882221150810","url":null,"abstract":"Technology reviews are a specific article genre published in several language teaching and learning journals. Their emergence is likely due to the proliferation of technology that facilitates and supports language acquisition. These reviews aim to increase teachers’ and learners’ awareness of the forms of technology available and succinctly describe their benefits and limitations for language teaching and learning. As education enters a new digital age, accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic, it is essential to determine which forms of technology support teachers’ professional learning and how they can be utilized. This article presents a systematic review of technology reviews published between 2017 and 2022 in five Q1 SCOPUS-indexed language teaching and learning journals: RELC Journal, TESOL Journal, CALICO Journal, Language Learning and Technology and Teaching English as a Second Language Electronic Journal (TESL-EJ). These five journals were the only Q1 language teaching and learning journals we identified that publish technology reviews. All 73 technology reviews published in the 5-year period in the 5 journals were reviewed. Using professional digital competence as a framework, we explore what the articles reveal about how technology is used, as well as the knowledge gaps that remain. We examine the types and features of the technology described in the reviews, the language skills and educational levels of the learners, and the pedagogical implications of technology use. We found that the technology reviews mainly introduced the technological features and functions of the reviewed technologies with less emphasis placed on their pedagogical utilities and social aspects of their use for language teaching. The article concludes with recommendations for authors and journal editors regarding the content that should be included in a technology review to ensure that it is helpful to the profession. We also offer advice to practitioners on how to benefit from technology reviews.","PeriodicalId":46946,"journal":{"name":"Relc Journal","volume":"12 1","pages":"426 - 444"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"76671895","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"文学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 1

Student Engagement with Written Feedback: Critical Issues and Way Forward 学生参与书面反馈:关键问题和前进方向

IF 3 2区文学

Relc Journal Pub Date : 2023-01-17 DOI: 10.1177/00336882221150811

Zhicheng Mao, Icy Lee

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引用次数: 4

Willingness to Listen in English: Voices from Preservice English Teachers in Turkish Higher Education 愿意用英语倾听:来自土耳其高等教育职前英语教师的声音

IF 3 2区文学

Relc Journal Pub Date : 2023-01-02 DOI: 10.1177/00336882221143199

Ali Karakaş, Yusop Boonsuk

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引用次数: 0

Corrigendum to The Roles of Second-Language Proficiency Level and Working Memory on Vocabulary Learning from Word-Focused Exercises 第二语言能力水平和工作记忆在单词练习词汇学习中的作用的勘误表

2区文学

Relc Journal Pub Date : 2023-01-02 DOI: 10.1177/00336882221149421

引用次数: 0

English-as-a-Foreign-Language Teachers’ Beliefs and Coursebook Adaptation Practices: A Latent Profile Analysis 英语作为外语教师的信念与教材适应实践:一个潜在特征分析

IF 3 2区文学

Relc Journal Pub Date : 2022-12-25 DOI: 10.1177/00336882221143184

H. Zhang, W. Liu, Huiqin Li

引用次数: 0

Exploring a Collaborative Approach to Peer Feedback in EFL Writing: How Do Students Participate? 探索英语写作同伴反馈的合作方式:学生如何参与?

IF 3 2区文学

Relc Journal Pub Date : 2022-12-23 DOI: 10.1177/00336882221143192

Kaiyang Guo, Xinyu Chen, Shen Qiao

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引用次数: 1

Teaching Active Listening and Viewing in the Language Classroom: Subtitling through VisualSubSync 在语言课堂中积极的听和看教学:通过VisualSubSync进行字幕

IF 3 2区文学

Relc Journal Pub Date : 2022-12-18 DOI: 10.1177/00336882221143188

Juxiang Wen, Lan Yi

引用次数: 0

Editorial: What is at the Heart of Teaching and Learning in a Post-pandemic Recovery World? 社论:在大流行后的复苏世界中，教学的核心是什么?

IF 3 2区文学

Relc Journal Pub Date : 2022-12-01 DOI: 10.1177/00336882221137944

M. Yeo

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引用次数: 0

Deepening the Understanding of Translanguaging as a Practical Theory of Language: A Conversation with Professor Li Wei 深化对译语实践理论的理解——与李伟教授对话

IF 3 2区文学

Relc Journal Pub Date : 2022-12-01 DOI: 10.1177/00336882221139894

L. Zhang

引用次数: 2