Toward Langua‐technocultural Competence

Abstract

The chapters in the Handbook present new ideas, practices, and needs affecting second language teaching. This chapter culls three fundamental themes developed across the chapters: (1) multimodal language abilities need to be taught and investigated to engage with the reality of the world in which students learn and use language; (2) the continuously innovative nature of language teaching and learning needs to be grasped by teachers; and (3) research needs to play an integral role in the changing landscape of second language teaching and learning. The chapter also argues that 21st-century L2 language users, learners, teachers, and researchers are increasingly diverse and varied in their needs, goals, and digital familiarity thus requiring that future research look beyond current approaches and learner populations to explore the intersection of learner, context, and technology that defines the langua-technocultural competence that language users need today.

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