Using Technology to Design ESL/EFL Microlearning Activities

by Lucas Kohnke

Overview

This book provides strategies, tools, and best practices for incorporating microlearning in English language teaching. It aims to help teachers create and deliver microlearning mechanisms that are optimized for mobile learning. This book also draws on relevant literature and the author’s first-hand experience designing microlearning activities for English learners. It covers important aspects of microlearning, including artificial intelligence, virtual reality, augmented reality, and mixed modalities. It is an important starting point for teachers, academics, and researchers interested in the principles and practice of microlearning in English language teaching.

English language teachers in formal and informal education environments find this work thought-provoking, instructive, and informative and benefit from exploring the possibilities of microlearning to motivate and engage learners and maximize the number and quality of their learning experiences.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789819927739
Publisher:	Springer Nature Singapore
Publication date:	05/26/2023
Series:	SpringerBriefs in Education
Edition description:	1st ed. 2023
Pages:	84
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x (d)

About the Author

Dr. Lucas Kohnke is Senior Lecturer in the Department of English Language Education, The Education University of Hong Kong. He holds a doctorate in Education from the University of Exeter, which explored educational technology in language teaching at the tertiary level, with a special focus on the professional development of English language teachers. He has taught English as foreign and second language in Sweden, China, Thailand, South Korea, Sultanate of Oman, and Afghanistan.

Dr. Kohnke’s main research interest lies in technology-supported teaching and learning, teacher professional development using information communication technologies, and EAP/ESP course design. His research has been published in journals such as Educational Technology & Society, Education and Information Technologies, RELC Journal, and TESOL Journal as well as other leading journals.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Microlearning and Technology.- Chapter 2: Designing Microlearning activities: Pedagogy and Principles for ESL/EFL.- Chapter 3: Technological Tools and Apps for Microlearning.- Chapter 4: Designing Podcast, Videos, Infographics, Flashcards, Microlearning Activities.- Chapter 5: Designing Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality Microlearning Activities.- Chapter 6: Using Chatbots for Microlearning.- Chapter 7: Microlearning in the Education of the Future.