Digital learning in EFL classrooms

Abstract

In today's world; by means of growing technological improvements and innovations; life is now easier than it was before. As it can be witnessed in every corner of the society, the classrooms are also affected by digitalized world. Accordingly, the term 'digital learning' took its place in education world. It can be defined as any instructional practice that is effectively using technology to strengthen the student learning experience (Alliance for Excellent Education 2012). The aim of this paper is to put some theoretical information on digital learning into consideration by reviewing some studies in this field. As a result of this study, it is realized that the future learning is digital and it affects not only the learning procedure but also the learners and the teachers as a whole. (C) 2015 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer-review under responsibility of Academic World Education and Research Center.