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Language teachers’ perceptions on the use of OER language processing technologies in MALL

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Peer-reviewed

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Article

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Authors

Pérez-Paredes, P 
Ordoñana Guillamón, C  ORCID logo  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6634-9817
Aguado Jiménez, P 

Abstract

Combined with the ubiquity and constant connectivity of mobile devices, and with innovative approaches such as Data-Driven Learning (DDL), Natural Language Processing Technologies (NLPTs) as Open Educational Resources (OERs) could become a powerful tool for language learning as they promote individual and personalized learning. Using a questionnaire that was answered by language teachers (n= 230) in Spain and the UK, this research explores the extent to which OER NLPTs are currently known and used in adult foreign language learning. Our results suggest that teachers´ familiarity and use of OER NLPTs are very low. Although online dictionaries, collocation dictionaries and spell checkers are widely known, NLPTs appear to be generally underused in foreign language teaching. It was found that teachers prefer computer-based environments over mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets and that teachers´ qualification determines their familiarity with a wider range of OER NLPTs. This research offers insight into future applications of Language Processing Technologies as OERs in language learning.

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Keywords

Language learning, teachers' perceptions, OER, MALL, natural language processing technologies, higher education

Journal Title

Computer Assisted Language Learning

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Journal ISSN

0958-8221
1744-3210

Volume Title

31

Publisher

Informa UK Limited
Sponsorship
TELL-OP -Transforming European Learner Language into Learning Opportunities KA200 Higher Education Strategic Partnership 2014-1-ES01-KA203-004782 ERASMUS+