Educational technology has become an indispensable aspect of higher education, playing a crucial role in affecting student engagement, in particular. The application, advantages and disadvantages of learning management systems (LMS) and social networking systems in Chinese EFL courses, represented by Superstar—Xuexitong and WeChat, are introduced. The study aims to explore the relationship between the two educational technology tools and three dimensions of student engagement. Using an adopted and revised questionnaire from previous researches, the study measures the extent of impact of the specified educational technology tools on student engagement with the help of SPSS. Through the independent sample T tests, analysis of variance, correlation and regression, the study found that emotional engagement has the strongest positive effect on educational technology engagement. In addition, analysis of the four principal factors indicates that using LMS could engage students more than adopting social networking systems. There are significant differences in cognitive engagement between different genders, with that of males surpassing females. This article provides some empirical evidence for exploration into the use of educational technology in a specific discipline to foster better student engagement.

教育技术已成为高等教育不可或缺的一部分，尤其是在影响学生参与方面发挥着至关重要的作用。介绍了以Superstar-学溪通和微信为代表的学习管理系统（LMS）和社交网络系统在中文EFL课程中的应用、优缺点。该研究旨在探讨两种教育技术工具与学生参与的三个维度之间的关系。该研究使用先前研究中采用和修订的问卷，在 SPSS 的帮助下测量指定的教育技术工具对学生参与的影响程度。通过独立样本 T 检验、方差分析、相关性和回归分析，研究发现，情感参与对教育技术参与具有最强的积极影响。此外，对四个主要因素的分析表明，使用 LMS 比采用社交网络系统更能吸引学生。不同性别之间的认知参与度存在显着差异，男性超过女性。本文为探索在特定学科中使用教育技术以促进更好的学生参与提供了一些经验证据。