Running head: TEACHING ENGLISH 1

Teaching English in the Globalized World through Technology

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Annotated Bibliography

Evriklea, D., Jenny, P., & Gregory, S. A. (2014). The use of social networking and learning

management systems in English language teaching in higher education. Retrieved

from

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This article explores the use of internet-enhanced education of the English as a

foreign language in Greece’s institutions of higher education. Besides, the author examines

the perceptions of students in online instruction based on the Moodle as a learning

management system. Most importantly, the case study employs Facebook as an adjective

learning platform, although it was not used at some intervals. It involved students, offering an

online English Language laboratory course within two semesters where they are attitudes

toward the foreign language were compared in different scenarios. The author asserts that

learning management systems are important in EFL context since it increases teaching

efficiency, enriches the student learning through additional learning resources. The article

suggests that employing computer-mediated communications in English learning motivates

L2 learners and breeds competitive pressure between universities. The utility of the article is

based on its focus on the potential of Facebook as an educational resource in a learning

environment.
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Reza, D. (2014). Computer literacy of Iranian teachers of English as a foreign language.

Challenges and Obstacles. Retrieved from

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This article focuses on the ability of teachers to use computer-assisted language

learning within an English as a foreign language context. The author posits that Educational

authorities and planners ought to assess the computer literacy levels of teachers so as to

improve their computer competence. The research sample space was 263 Iranian EFL

teachers whose computer literacy test results were determined through questionnaires.

Furthermore, 24 of the EFL teachers from the survey also participated in the follow-up in-

depth interview. The article argues that teachers’ competence in using computers coupled

with their attitudes towards technology enhances learning capabilities and acculturation

capacities for future interactions among EFL learners. This follows the hypothesis that an

individual’s identity is shaped in interaction with others. However, the author strongly

asserts that language learning should not be regarded as a choice between a foreign identity

and one’s own native identity. The article explores L2 learning in regards to identity

reconstruction; therefore, it is useful in the research.

Kim, E., & Brown, L. (2014). Negotiating pragmatic competence in computer mediated

communication: The case of Korean Address Terms. CALICO Journal, 31(3), 264-

284. Retrieved from http://www.jstor.org/stable/calicojournal.31.3.264

This study seeks to demystify the way L2 learners of Korean express pragmatic

competence in applying address terms in computer-mediated communication (CMC).

Besides, the authors explore the role address terms play in shaping L2 learner identity in

CMC. The authors assert that CMC should be seen more as the primary mediums through

which learners encounter the language outside the classroom than an in-class medium of
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language teaching. The participants in the study included four UK based Korean learners, two

of whom had been ESL teachers in Korea. Besides, all these participants had reported

frequent use of CMC when interacting with Korean speaking acquaintances. Most

importantly, the qualitative analysis reveals that CMC enables these learners to progress

beyond classroom learning and exercise pragmatic competence in the use of address terms.

The article is useful since it shows that address terms enable learners to negotiate identities as

authentic speakers of the language and establish intimate relationships with Korean

associates.

Ortega, L. (2009). Understanding Second language acquisition. London: Hodder Education. 

ISBN: 978 0 340 905 593

This book explores Second Language acquisition in a variety of contexts, including

the Chinese, Japanese and Korean, notwithstanding the complex influences and phenomena

that lead to various possible outcomes. The author acknowledges that excessively narrow

focus on L2 English language learning is a limitation in most previous literature on second

language acquisition and argues that L2 learning should be transformative. However, learning

another language requires both effective self-regulation and cognitive of individuals since it

poses a high-anxiety and complex challenge to them for both ESL and EFL learners alike.

The author asserts that technology-based communication gives L2 learners great

opportunities for not only social and cultural learning but also identity negotiation and

reconstruction. The utility of the book lies the fact that it focuses on the impact of

technology-mediated virtual communities on L2 learners with regards to self-expression and

creative writing outside the classroom.

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References

Evriklea, D., Jenny, P., & Gregory, S. A. (2014). The use of social networking and learning

management systems in English language teaching in higher education. Retrieved

from

https://search.proquest.com/business/docview/1658674412/2702FB08FC7E43D0PQ/

9?accountid=45049

Kim, E., & Brown, L. (2014). Negotiating pragmatic competence in computer mediated

communication: The Case of Korean Address Terms. CALICO Journal, 31(3), 264-

284. Retrieved from http://www.jstor.org/stable/calicojournal.31.3.264

Ortega, L. (2009). Understanding Second language acquisition. London: Hodder Education. 

ISBN: 978 0 340 905 593

Reza, D. (2014). Computer literacy of Iranian teachers of English as a foreign language.

Challenges and Obstacles. Retrieved from

https://search.proquest.com/business/docview/1636384198/2702FB08FC7E43D0PQ/

18?accountid=45049