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May

2011

T is for Technology « An A-Z of ELT

Thornbury defines "technosceptics" and outlines educational problems underpinning decisions whether to adopt and apply technology for language teaching purposes.

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Technosceptics, like me, happily embrace technology in our daily lives, but are nevertheless a little suspicious of the claims made, by some enthusiasts, for its educational applications
until the following four problems have been satisfactorily addressed, an ounce or two of scepticism regarding ‘ed tech’ seems well advised.
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- The delivery model problem:
- The theory vacuum problem
- The attention deficit problem:
- The added value problem: