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Expanding Global Horizons Through Technology Enhanced Language Learning

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  • Uncovers the important issues in language learning and teaching in the digital era
  • Sets the future directions of research and practice for Connectivity in language learning
  • Guides research and practices in future language learning environments

Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Educational Technology (LNET)

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About this book

This book uncovers the important issues in language learning and teaching in the intelligent, digital era. “Social connectivity” is a contemporary style of learning and living. By engaging in the connectivity of physical and digital worlds, how essential parts of language learning and teaching can be achieved? How can the advanced technologies, such as virtual reality and artificial intelligent, be used to solve the problems encountered by language learners? To answer the above mentioned question, plenty of inspiring studies are included in the book. It is a platform of exchange for researchers, educators, and practitioners on the theory and/or application of state-of-the-art uses of technology to enhance language learning.

Editors and Affiliations

  • National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore

    Yun Wen

  • Department of English Language and Literature, Chinese Culture University, Taipei, Taiwan

    Yi-ju Wu

  • School of Humanities, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand

    Grace Qi

  • Department of Applied Foreign Languages, National Taipei University of Business, Taipei, Taiwan

    Siao-Cing Guo

  • Learning Technologies, University of North Texas, Denton, USA

    J. Michael Spector

  • Department of Linguistics, University of North Texas, Denton, USA

    Shobhana Chelliah

  • College of Information, University of North Texas, Denton, USA

    Kinshuk

  • Department of Chinese as a Second Language, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan

    Yu-Ju Lan

About the editors

Yun Wen is an assistant professor in the Learning Sciences and Assessment Academic Group at the National Institute of Education (NIE), Nanyang Technological University (NTU Singapore). Her research investigates how people learn through interaction and conversations in multimodal environments, and how to use technology to spark and support collaborative learning.


Yi-ju (Ariel) Wu is an assistant professor in Department and Graduate Institute of English Language & Literature, Chinese Culture University, Taiwan. Her research expertise includes CALL, corpus linguistics, English for Specific Purposes and discourse analysis.



Grace Yue Qi is a lecturer in the School of Humanities at Massey University, New Zealand. Her research interests lie in Language Education and Technology-Enhanced Learning with emphasis of multilingual/bilingual education, language-in-education policy, technology-enhanced language learning and teaching, interculturallanguage learning, and English as an international language.


Siao-Cing Guo (Michelle) is currently an associate professor in the Department of Applied Foreign Languages at National Taipei University of Business. Her research interest include technology enhanced language learning, learning motivation, and cultural communication.


Johnathan Michael Spector is a professor at the Study Technology Department, School of Information, University of North Texas and former chairman of the Association of American Education and Communication Technology.



Shobhana Lakshmi Chelliah is Professor of Linguistics and Associate Dean of Research and Advancement at the College of Information, University of North Texas.  Her research has four areas of focus on the documentation of the Tibeto-Burman languages of Northeast India.

Kinshuk is the Dean of the College of Information at the University of North Texas. His work has been dedicated to advancing research on the innovative paradigms, architectures and implementations of online and distance learning systems for individualized and adaptive learning in increasingly global environments.
Yu-Ju Lan is a professor in the Department of Chinese as a Second Language at National Taiwan Normal University. She has been devoted to applying the research outcomes in the field of Technology-enhanced Language Learning (TELL) to establishing theories and to classroom practices since 2008.


Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Expanding Global Horizons Through Technology Enhanced Language Learning

  • Editors: Yun Wen, Yi-ju Wu, Grace Qi, Siao-Cing Guo, J. Michael Spector, Shobhana Chelliah, Kinshuk, Yu-Ju Lan

  • Series Title: Lecture Notes in Educational Technology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-7579-2

  • Publisher: Springer Singapore

  • eBook Packages: Education, Education (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2021

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-15-7578-5Published: 16 June 2021

  • eBook ISBN: 978-981-15-7579-2Published: 15 June 2021

  • Series ISSN: 2196-4963

  • Series E-ISSN: 2196-4971

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 227

  • Number of Illustrations: 10 b/w illustrations, 40 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Language Education, Educational Technology, Language Teaching, Technology and Digital Education, Learning & Instruction

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