Open AccessLearning English Online: Endless Discovery
Author(s) -
Summer Peixoto
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
issues in language instruction at the applied english center
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2576-8387
DOI - 10.17161/ili.v3i0.6984
Subject(s) - mantra , realm , process (computing) , task (project management) , discovery learning , computer science , engineering ethics , psychology , mathematics education , linguistics , history , engineering , philosophy , systems engineering , operating system , archaeology
Keeping up with current trends and new developments in the realm of Computer-assisted Language Learning often invokes two opposite reactions. For those who juggle multiple projects, it may often seem like an arduous task with no clear, direct and visible benefit. “Why do I need to do this” might become a repeated mantra. For others, pursuing technology advancements may seem to be like it is simply part of the process; professional development is a teaching necessity. For teachers working in our Learning English Online lab (LEO), the pursuit of new technologies, knowledge, and professional development is a never ending, often curious and surprising, process of discovery