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Normalisation Revisited: The Effective Use of Technology in Language Education

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  • Stephen Bax

    (University of Bedfordshire, UK)

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This article revisits the issue of the normalisation of technology in language education, defined as the stage at which a technology is used in language education without our being consciously aware of its role as a technology, as an effective element in the language learning process (Bax, 2003). It draws on the literature relating to the history of sociotechnical innovation (Bijker, 1997) to develop the theoretical basis of the concept and examines normalisation in the light of a neo-Vygotskian conceptual framework, in order to establish a set of central principles by which to understand and interpret the normalisation process. It then considers the implications for the language teacher and other change agents, with proposals for how to introduce new technologies into language education settings with maximum impact.

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  • Stephen Bax, 2011. "Normalisation Revisited: The Effective Use of Technology in Language Education," International Journal of Computer-Assisted Language Learning and Teaching (IJCALLT), IGI Global, vol. 1(2), pages 1-15, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:igg:jcallt:v:1:y:2011:i:2:p:1-15
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    1. Sameera Sultan Baloch, 2014. "Transition to an Innovative ELT Classroom," International Journal of Academic Research in Progressive Education and Development, Human Resource Management Academic Research Society, International Journal of Academic Research in Progressive Education and Development, vol. 3(1), pages 75-80, January.
    2. Melinda Dooly, 2022. "Language Teaching, Language Learning, and Virtual Exchange in an Age of Complexity," International Journal of Computer-Assisted Language Learning and Teaching (IJCALLT), IGI Global, vol. 12(3), pages 1-18, July.
    3. Ying Yu Chen & Yu-Sheng Chang & Jia-Ying Lee & Ming Huei Lin, 2021. "Effects of a Video Featuring Connected Speech Instruction on EFL Undergraduates in Taiwan," SAGE Open, , vol. 11(2), pages 21582440211, May.
    4. Kelum A. A. Gamage & Eranda Perera, 2021. "Undergraduate Students’ Device Preferences in the Transition to Online Learning," Social Sciences, MDPI, vol. 10(8), pages 1-15, July.

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