Dramatic shifts in our communication landscape have made it crucial for language teaching to go beyond print literacy and encompass the digital literacies which are increasingly central to learners personal, social, educational and professional lives. By situating these digital literacies within a clear theoretical framework, this book provides educators and students alike with not just the background for a deeper understanding of these key 21st-century skills, but also the rationale for integrating these skills into classroom practice. This is the first methodology book to address not just why but also how to teach digital literacies in the English language classroom. This book provides:
- A theoretical framework through which to categorise and prioritise digital literacies
- Practical classroom activities to help learners and teachers develop digital literacies in tandem with key language skills
- A thorough analysis of the pedagogical implications of developing digital literacies in teaching practice
- A consideration of exactly how to integrate digital literacies into the English language syllabus
- Suggestions for teachers on how to continue their own professional development through PLNs (Personal Learning Networks), and how to access teacher development opportunities online
This book is ideal for English language teachers and learners of all age groups and levels, academics and students researching digital literacies, and anyone looking to expand their understanding of digital literacies within a teaching framework.
Gavin Dudeney is Director of Technology at The Consultants-E. With over 23 years of EFL teaching and training experience, he is the author of
The Internet and the Language Classroom (2000, 2007) and the co-author of
How to Teach English with Technology (2007) and
Learning English as a Foreign Language for Dummies (2009).
Nicky Hockly is Director of Pedagogy at The Consultants-E. With over 25 years of EFL teaching and training experience, she is the author of
Webinars: A cookbook for educators (2012), and the co-author of
How to Teach English with Technology (2007),
Learning English as a Foreign Language for Dummies (2009), and
Teaching Online (2010).
Mark Pegrum is an associate professor in the Faculty of Education at The University of Western Australia. He teaches in Perth, Hong Kong and Singapore in the areas of e-learning and mobile learning. He is the author of
From Blogs to Bombs: The future of digital technologies in education (2009) and the co-editor of
Brave New Classrooms: democratic education and the internet (2007).
