Yu Xiao
Foreign Language School, Xi'an University of Finance and Economics, Xi'an, China.
Front Psychol. 2022 Jun 20;13:906750. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.906750. eCollection 2022.
Recently, the use of new educational technologies in language teaching development is expanding rapidly. Educational technologies attach new features to the learning environments. The integration of educational technologies in language teaching has been received special attention among language researchers. In so doing, the present study investigated language learners' perceptions of the integration of innovative educational technologies in their language classrooms. The sample comprised 301 English as a foreign language (EFL) students with different academic qualifications from Shaanxi Province (299) and other provinces (Fujian province = 1, Sichuan province = 1) in China. To gather the necessary data, the researcher conducted a technology integration questionnaire and a focus group interview. The results of obtained data demonstrated that the language learners had positive attitudes toward using technology in their classrooms. However, the findings of the interviews indicated that learners had some problems such as lack of technology literacy and inadequate assess to facilities in participating in technology-based classroom activities.
最近，新教育技术在语言教学发展中的应用正在迅速扩展。教育技术为学习环境赋予了新的特征。教育技术在语言教学中的整合受到了语言研究者的特别关注。在此过程中，本研究调查了语言学习者对创新教育技术融入其语言课堂的看法。样本包括来自中国陕西省（299名）以及其他省份（福建省 = 1名，四川省 = 1名）的301名具有不同学历的英语作为外语（EFL）学生。为了收集必要的数据，研究者进行了一项技术整合问卷调查和一次焦点小组访谈。所获数据的结果表明，语言学习者对在课堂上使用技术持积极态度。然而，访谈结果表明，学习者在参与基于技术的课堂活动时存在一些问题，如缺乏技术素养和使用设施不足。
