Digital literacy of language learners in two different contexts
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Article Title | Digital literacy of language learners in two different contexts |
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ERA Journal ID | 41138 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Son, Jeong-Bae (Author), Park, Sang-Soon (Author) and Park, Moonyoung (Author) |
Journal Title | The JALT CALL Journal |
Journal Citation | 13 (2), pp. 77-96 |
Number of Pages | 20 |
Year | 2017 |
Place of Publication | Tokyo, Japan |
ISSN | 1832-4215 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.29140/jaltcall.v13n2.213 |
Web Address (URL) | https://www.castledown.com/journals/jaltcall/article/?reference=j213 |
Abstract | This article discusses the concept of digital literacy and presents a digital literacy questionnaire containing questions related to the use of digital technologies and the level of digital literacy skills. It also reports the results of two studies that used the digital literacy questionnaire to investigate the digital literacy level of 100 English for academic purposes (EAP) students at a university in Australia and 70 English as a foreign language (EFL) students at a university in Japan and examine factors affecting their use of digital technologies for learning English. The findings of the studies provide some insights into the students' awareness and use of digital technologies and their views of the use of digital tools and resources for language learning. Each group showed a different level of expectations and needs in their digital literacy skills with a different background and experience. It is suggested that the expectations and needs of respondents to the digital literacy questionnaire should be taken into account when the results of the digital literacy questionnaire are presented and interpreted in different contexts. |
Keywords | digital literacy, digital technology, language learners, English for academic purposes, English as a foreign language |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 390405. Educational technology and computing |
470401. Applied linguistics and educational linguistics | |
Public Notes | c. 2017 JALT CALL SIG. |
Byline Affiliations | School of Linguistics, Adult and Specialist Education |
English Language Centre | |
Chinese University of Hong Kong, China | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q46w1/digital-literacy-of-language-learners-in-two-different-contexts
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