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Technology Implementation in Second Language Teaching and Translation Studies pp 33–47Cite as

Digital Tools, Language Learning and Language Interaction: An Introductory Assessment

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This chapter looks at topics addressed in the volume on hand with a focus on the role of language in intercultural communication and interaction as well as the aims of language learning. Current perceptions as to the outcomes of language teaching, appropriate classroom practice, and the potential role of digital technologies in this context will be discussed. A major focus will be on participatory learning, task orientation, meaning negotiation, and outcome production. Issues concerned with translator training – to be addressed in one of the chapters – will be touched upon only in brief, as the author’s expertise is in language teaching rather than translation.

Parts of the chapter have been drawn from Bernd Rﺰschoff (2013) Digital tools, language learning and language interaction: current perspectives in language pedagogy. In: Cölfen, H. & Vosskamp, P. (eds.) Unterwegs mit Sprache. Beiträge zur gesellschaftlichen und wissenschaftlichen Relevanz der Linguistik. Duisburg: Universitðtsverlag Rhein Ruhr.

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Rüschoff, B. (2016). Digital Tools, Language Learning and Language Interaction: An Introductory Assessment. In: Carrió-Pastor, M. (eds) Technology Implementation in Second Language Teaching and Translation Studies. New Frontiers in Translation Studies. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-0572-5_3

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