<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>This article presents and briefly discusses the results from a survey conducted with English teachers of the third cycle and secondary education in Portugal as part of a study on multiple literacies and Web 2.0 in English as a foreign language (EFL) classroom (Cardoso). Based on the answers provided, it can be assumed that among this group of teachers, new technologies tend to be part of their professional practice. However, it is unclear if digital tools have been used to actually promote more innovative ways of teaching or just as a different way to approach more traditional methods. Moreover, it seems that suitable guidance, training and further development of appropriate materials are required to facilitate and better integrate new technologies in the EFL classroom.</p></abstract>

This article presents and briefly discusses the results from a survey conducted with English teachers of the third cycle and secondary education in Portugal as part of a study on multiple literacies and Web 2.0 in English as a foreign language (EFL) classroom (Cardoso). Based on the answers provided, it can be assumed that among this group of teachers, new technologies tend to be part of their professional practice. However, it is unclear if digital tools have been used to actually promote more innovative ways of teaching or just as a different way to approach more traditional methods. Moreover, it seems that suitable guidance, training and further development of appropriate materials are required to facilitate and better integrate new technologies in the EFL classroom.

New Technologies, Multiple Literacies and Teaching English as a Foreign Language

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This article presents and briefly discusses the results from a survey conducted with English teachers of the third cycle and secondary education in Portugal as...

New Technologies, Multiple Literacies and Teaching English as a Foreign Language

Published Online: Nov 21, 2018

Page range: 1 - 26

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/eteals-2018-0001

Keywords
Technology and Web 2.0, multiliteracies, digital literacies, multimodal literacy, English language teaching

© 2017 Silene Cardoso, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

New Technologies, Multiple Literacies and Teaching English as a Foreign Language

Published Online: Nov 21, 2018

Page range: 1 - 26

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/eteals-2018-0001

KeywordsTechnology and Web 2.0, multiliteracies, digital literacies, multimodal literacy, English language teaching

© 2017 Silene Cardoso, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Technology and Web 2.0, multiliteracies, digital literacies, multimodal literacy, English language teaching