ContentsList of Figures viiiList of Tables ixAcknowledgments xiPart I Introduction: Informal Digital Learning of English and Its Implications 11 The Age of IDLE and the IDLE Age 32 Seeing and Hearing the English All Around Us 223 Complementarity: Tradition and Innovation in English Learning and Teaching 44Part II IDLE in the Classroom 734 Songs, Video, and Vlogging 755 Audiobooks, E-Books, and Podcasting 1016 Social Networking and Ethical/Safety Considerations 1267 Games and Other Virtual Learning Environments 1528 Mobile Apps: Translation, Vocabulary, and Grammar 177Part III Language Curriculum in the Digital Age 2019 Beyond the Pandemic: Online and Flipped Learning 20310 From IDLE to Academic Literacy 23011 Curriculum, Assessment, and Professional Development in the Age of IDLE 25712 Autonomous, Informal Learning and the Future of English Language Education 284Index 308
Mark Dressman is Professor Emeritus, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA. He is the co-editor of The Handbook of Informal Language Learning and the author of four books and numerous book chapters and research articles on English education and literacy.Ju Seong Lee is Associate Head and Assistant Professor, Department of English Language Education, The Education University of Hong Kong SAR, People's Republic of China. He is a leading researcher in the field of IDLE (Informal Digital Learning of English) and has published many journal articles and book chapters on English language acquisition. He is the author of Informal Digital Learning of English: Research to Practice.Laurent Perrot holds a doctorate in language sciences from the University of Paris-Cité, France. He has worked as a teacher-trainer for two decades and is co-author of Enseigner l'anglais: Mise en oeuvre du CECRL - Pédagogie actionnelle - Pratiques de classe - Usages des TICE, one of the leading textbooks for ELL/ESL teachers in France.