Issues of computer-mediated communication for English language teaching

Jarvis, H

Abstract

The growth of the English language, fuelled partially at least by the Internet, has been phenomenal. Graddol's study (2000) suggests that in the year 2000, there were about a billion English learners—but a decade later, the numbers will have doubled. The forecast points to a surge in English learning, which could peak in 2010. The same study indicates that over 80% of information stored on the Internet is in English. For the first time in history, there are more non-native than native users of the language, and diversity of context in learners' age, nationality, learning background, etc has become a defining characteristic of English Language Teaching (ELT) today. What are the implications of this?

Citation

Jarvis, H. (2006). Issues of computer-mediated communication for English language teaching. British Journal of Educational Technology, 37(4), 643-645. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8535.2006.00592.x

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Jul 1, 2006
• Deposit Date: Jan 20, 2009
• Journal: British Journal of Educational Technology
• Print ISSN: 0007-1013
• Publisher: Wiley
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 37
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 643-645
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8535.2006.00592.x
• Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8535.2006.00592.x