Technology has modified education in many ways, and one of them is broadening access to education and eliminating the limitations. The current study assessed whether using technology as an educational tool for language learning can simultaneously augment the EFL learners’ digital literacy level. In other words, this study explored the impact of technology-based instruction on learners’ digital literacy. Chosen through convenient sampling, 56 Iranian female high school students (aged 13-14) of two intact classes participated in the study. One was considered the experimental group, and the other the control group. In order to check their homogeneity, the English language proficiency level of the participants was determined by the Oxford Quick Placement Test. Students were pre-tested and post-tested on their knowledge of digital literacy through the digital literacy questionnaire. The results revealed that students who enjoyed treatment through technology-based instruction received statistically significantly higher scores on digital literacy post-tests. The results of this research delineated the role and significance of technology-based instruction in language teaching and learning in Iran. The results also indicate that while technology-based instruction was a medium in language learning, it simultaneously increased learners’ digital literacy levels. The quality of teaching and learning will be improved by shifting concentration from merely conventional teaching to technology-based instruction.
Baharloo, A., & Kamaie, M. (2023). The Deployment of Technology: A Strategy in Language Learning or an Intensification Tool of EFL Learners' Digital Literacy?. Technology Assisted Language Education, 1(4), 92-110. doi: 10.22126/tale.2023.9978.1024
MLA
Afsaneh Baharloo; Maryam Kamaie. "The Deployment of Technology: A Strategy in Language Learning or an Intensification Tool of EFL Learners' Digital Literacy?". Technology Assisted Language Education, 1, 4, 2023, 92-110. doi: 10.22126/tale.2023.9978.1024
HARVARD
Baharloo, A., Kamaie, M. (2023). 'The Deployment of Technology: A Strategy in Language Learning or an Intensification Tool of EFL Learners' Digital Literacy?', Technology Assisted Language Education, 1(4), pp. 92-110. doi: 10.22126/tale.2023.9978.1024
VANCOUVER
Baharloo, A., Kamaie, M. The Deployment of Technology: A Strategy in Language Learning or an Intensification Tool of EFL Learners' Digital Literacy?. Technology Assisted Language Education, 2023; 1(4): 92-110. doi: 10.22126/tale.2023.9978.1024
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