Abstract

As context plays a critical role in foreign language (FL) learning, context-aware technology is a promising tool for supporting FL learning. The present study examined studies published between 2000 and 2018 to understand the trends of technology and related research and the current issues with context-aware technology in FL learning. This review included 75 empirical studies and 13 system-descriptive studies. The empirical studies were further examined in terms of publication year, methodology, participants, languages, device types, and the effectiveness of the technology based on FL learning results. Most of the studies indicated positive effects of the technology in the affective, linguistic, socio-cultural, and cognitive domains. The review also found issues with the reviewed studies, including the research methods, research sustainability, and practicability of the technology. The review results showed that the number of publications per year fluctuated rather than increased over the studied period. Students’ perceptions of the use of context-aware technology in FL were the most common focus of the reviewed research; far fewer empirical studies were found that assessed students’ actual language learning outcomes. The results of this study suggest that more long-term, pedagogy-informed empirical studies based on students’ actual learning outcomes are required to verify the effectiveness of context-aware technology on FL learning and to help effectively integrate such technology into learning in the future.

摘要

由于上下文在外语 (FL) 学习中起着至关重要的作用，因此上下文感知技术是支持外语学习的有前途的工具。本研究检查了 2000 年至 2018 年间发表的研究，以了解技术和相关研究的趋势以及当前在 FL 学习中使用情境感知技术的问题。本综述包括 75 项实证研究和 13 项系统描述性研究。实证研究在出版年份、方法、参与者、语言、设备类型以及基于 FL 学习结果的技术有效性方面进行了进一步检查。大多数研究表明，该技术在情感、语言、社会文化和认知领域产生了积极影响。审查还发现了审查研究的问题，包括研究方法、研究可持续性、和技术的实用性。审查结果表明，在研究期间，每年的出版物数量是波动的，而不是增加的。学生对在 FL 中使用情境感知技术的看法是审查研究的最常见焦点；发现评估学生实际语言学习成果的实证研究要少得多。这项研究的结果表明，需要基于学生实际学习成果进行更多长期的、基于教学法的实证研究，以验证情境感知技术在外语学习中的有效性，并帮助将此类技术有效地整合到未来的学习中。 . 学生对在 FL 中使用情境感知技术的看法是审查研究的最常见焦点；发现评估学生实际语言学习成果的实证研究要少得多。这项研究的结果表明，需要基于学生实际学习成果进行更多长期的、基于教学法的实证研究，以验证情境感知技术在外语学习中的有效性，并帮助将此类技术有效地整合到未来的学习中。 . 学生对在 FL 中使用情境感知技术的看法是审查研究的最常见焦点；发现评估学生实际语言学习成果的实证研究要少得多。这项研究的结果表明，需要基于学生实际学习成果进行更多长期的、基于教学法的实证研究，以验证情境感知技术在外语学习中的有效性，并帮助将此类技术有效地整合到未来的学习中。 .