Short description:

This edited volume brings together a collection of studies on the use of multimedia in language education, exploring its affordances and challenges in various settings. Split into thematic sections exploring Learning for Fun, Technology in Education and Learning Competencies, the authors examine the role of tools, approaches and topics such as podcasts, Artificial Intelligence, ChatGPT, gamification, and accessibility. The chapters are drawn from a wide variety of global contexts, and also consider intersectional questions of identity and gender. This book will be of interest to students and scholars of Applied Linguistics, Language Education, Teaching and Learning, and Technology in Education. 

Deepanjali Mishra is an Associate Professor in the School of Humanities at the Department of English, KIIT University, India. Her research interests include Folklore and Culture studies, E-learning, Sociolinguistics, English Language Teaching, Management and Cyber-security, and Gender studies.

Long description:

This edited volume brings together a collection of studies on the use of multimedia in language education, exploring its affordances and challenges in various settings. Split into thematic sections exploring Learning for Fun, Technology in Education and Learning Competencies, the authors examine the role of tools, approaches and topics such as podcasts, Artificial Intelligence, ChatGPT, gamification, and accessibility. The chapters are drawn from a wide variety of global contexts, and also consider intersectional questions of identity and gender. This book will be of interest to students and scholars of Applied Linguistics, Language Education, Teaching and Learning, and Technology in Education. 

Table of Contents:

Chapter 1:Enhancing Vocabulary through AI: Quizzes and paraphrasing tools.- Chapter 2: Enhancing Entry-level Low-proficient ESL Engineering Learners? Academic Writing Competence through Pre-writing Strategy Instruction.- Chapter 3: ChatGPT & Writing Pedagogy: Challenges and Opportunities.- Chpater 4: Engagement, Accessibility and Affordability of Online English Language learning for Muslim Female Students: A study of Intersectionality.- Chapter 5: Challenges of Teaching Language: An analysis with reference to teaching Korean students.- Chapter 6: The Role of the Folklore of Odisha in Teaching English Language through Multimedia: A Select Study.- Chapter 7: Technology empowered Teaching and Learning in Language Education: A systematic review.- Chapter 8: Analyzing the Cognitive and Semantic Aspects of Metaphors and Their Expression in Translated Texts.- Chapter 9: Addressing Accessibility Issues in Language Education through Open Educational Resources, Technology, and Culturally Responsive Pedagogies.- Chapter 10: Challenges of Multimedia in Language Education: An analysis with reference to Engineering students.- Chapter 11: Towards Augmented Stage Shift: An Insight Into Effectiveness And Challenges Of English Language ?Teaching? Through Online Media In Higher Education.- Chapter 12: Decoding AI-Generated Content Through Human Heuristics.- Chapter 13: Integrating Language and Literature in ELT Curricula: Implications for Empowering ESL Undergraduate Students for Enhanced Employability Skills.- Chapter 14:The Dynamics of Immersive Learning Technologies in Enhancing Second Language Learning Competencies via Distance Learning.