Affiliation:
1. Southern New Hampshire University, USA
Abstract
Language learning through apps and other technologies is gaining popularity with adult learners, driven by recreational and pragmatic motivations. This chapter explores how various technologies promote language learning. To provide effective language instruction, developers must integrate communication and support language use in authentic contexts. Learners must identify tools suited to their needs. Virtual and augmented reality tools provide immersive language experiences. Serious gaming and gamification strategies can bolster motivation, while personalized learning tools, including AI, adapt to individual proficiencies. Social media fosters interaction, and digital certifications help learners to demonstrate and receive recognition for their skills. However, as technology simplifies communication across languages, the need to develop high-level language proficiency becomes less evident. Thus, as technology reshapes communication, its use in language teaching and learning must meet users' changing needs, providing motivating, authentic methods to develop and practice language skills.
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