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Second Language (L2) Digital Literacy is of emerging importance within English as a Foreign Language (EFL) in Korea, and will evolve to become regarded as the most critical component of overall L2 English Literacy. Computer-based Internet-hosted Learning Management Systems (LMS), such as the popular open-source Moodle, are rapidly being adopted worldwide for distance education, and are also being applied to blended (hybrid) education. In EFL Education, they have a special potential: by setting the LMS to force English to be used exclusively throughout a course website, the meta-language can be made the target L2 language. Of necessity, students develop the ability to use English to navigate the Internet, access and contribute to online resources, and engage in computer-mediated communication. Through such pragmatic engagement with English, students significantly develop their L2 Digital Literacy.
This paper further develops research previously presented to the 2009 Seoul International Conference on Linguistic Interfaces, organized by the Linguistic Society of Korea, under the title. “The Use of Computer-based Internet-hosted Learning Management Systems, particularly Moodle, to Develop Critical L2 Digital Literacy”, and published in the SICOLI-2009 conference book entitled Current Issues in Linguistic Interfaces.
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Meurant, R.C. (2009). Developing Critical L2 Digital Literacy through the Use of Computer-Based Internet-Hosted Learning Management Systems such as Moodle. In: Ślęzak, D., Grosky, W.I., Pissinou, N., Shih, T.K., Kim, Th., Kang, BH. (eds) Multimedia, Computer Graphics and Broadcasting. MulGraB 2009. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 60. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-10512-8_9
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