Technology-Mediated Learning Environments for Young English Learners
Connections In and Out of School
L. Leann Parker, L. Leann Parker
- 336 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
Technology-Mediated Learning Environments for Young English Learners
Connections In and Out of School
L. Leann Parker, L. Leann Parker
About This Book
This book explores issues related to the use of technologies to support young second-language learners and looks at promising areas for research, design, and development. Grounded in a sociocultural theoretical framework, it invites educators, researchers, and educational technology developers to consider a range of social and cultural factors in utilizing technology as a tool to help children from diverse linguistic and cultural backgrounds develop their English-language and reading skills. A major contribution is the authors' consideration of ways that technology outside of school can benefit these students' English-language development in school. The central chapters are counter pointed by invited reflections that bring to the discussion different, yet complementary, perspectives from notable scholars in the field of second-language literacy and learning.
Technology-Mediated Learning Environments for Young English-Language Learners is targeted to researchers, educators, and policymakers in the areas of elementary education, after-school learning, second-language teaching and learning, English language and literacy development, and reading.