EFL Learners&#039; Technology Integration in English Language Learning

Huaijin  Wu,; Gregerlin  Lambenicio,

EFL Learners' Technology Integration in English Language Learning

Discipline: Education

Abstract:

This study is a significant effort to investigate how English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners use technology and digital literacy abilities to learn English in speaking, listening, reading, writing, and vocabulary based on their experiences and viewpoints. Technology has become crucial to teaching and learning in the twenty-first century. First-year college students at two renowned Chinese universities and colleges responded to the study, which was carried out using a quantitative research design and descriptive methodology. The results revealed that the respondents used technology for their English language learning seasonally and had a modest level of proficiency in digital literacy. The conclusion is that to master a language; learners must still be technologically literate. The advantages of utilizing technology in teaching the English language are not sufficiently studied

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