Year: 2019
Type: article
Abstract: While the integration of technology in the everyday classroom has shifted the educational structure and teaching pedagogy in our schools, these tools have been less impactful in Canada’s English as a second language (ESL) program. Information and communication technologies (ITs or ICTs) that support language and literacy development such as Computer Aided Language Learning, Computer-Mediated Communication, and more recently social networking sites (SNSs) such as Facebook and Google Classroom, have the potential to drastically expand the options for ESL students and ESL teachers by transforming the traditional classroom into rich learning environments that help develop the essential literacy and language skills through collaboration, motivation, and active student centered learning.
Source: TSpace (University of Toronto)
Author: Orest Bilyj
Institution: University of Toronto
Language: English
Subfield: Education
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W3021603840