A Critical Review of the Handbook of  Technology and Second Language Teaching and Learning

Malmir, Ali; Derakhshan, Ali

doi:10.30465/crtls.2020.26044.1571

Document Type : Research

Authors

Ali Malmir ¹
Ali Derakhshan ²

¹ Assistant Professor of Applied Linguistics, Imam Khomeini International University, Qazvin, Iran

² Associate Professor of Applied Linguistics, Department of English Language and Literature, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Golestan University, Gorgan, Iran

https://doi.org/10.30465/crtls.2020.26044.1571

Abstract

Many books have been written to illustrate the position of the new technologies in teaching and learning a foreign or second language (L2); nonetheless, most of these books have not been successful. The Handbook of Technology and Second Language Teaching and Learning edited by Caral A. Chapell and Shanon Sauro and published by Wiley Blackwell in 2017, provides a comprehensive overview of the various facets of the use of technology in teaching and learning an L2. This book has not been translated into Persian and no critical review has been published for it; accordingly, this study sought to both introduce and critically review this book. The current critical review revealed some advantages including comprehensiveness of the whole book, the expertise of the writers, up-to-dateness, content and format integrity, and the use of valid sources. The main criticisms are the exclusion of some of the very recent technologies, perhaps due to the ever-changing and exponentially volatile nature of the technological improvements and expansions, the introduction of too many technologies at the theoretical level without providing information about their practical use. Generally, the book is an invaluable and academically written source for L2 practitioners, postgraduate students, and researchers.

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Main Subjects

Foreign Languages

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A Critical Review of the Handbook of Technology and Second Language Teaching and Learning

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Volume 20, Issue 8 - Serial Number 84
November 2020
Pages 289-313

A Critical Review of the Handbook of Technology and Second Language Teaching and Learning

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Volume 20, Issue 8 - Serial Number 84November 2020Pages 289-313

Volume 20, Issue 8 - Serial Number 84
November 2020
Pages 289-313