The Use of Technology in Second Language Acquisition for Acquiring Vocabulary: A Review Article (original) (raw)

Foreign language learning differs from one technique to another and even from its productivity. Inserting technology is a technique used for education, particularly in Second language vocabulary learning (SLVL), which this work seeks to expose by reviewing 5 research studies. It tries to ask 2 research questions, which are: Can technology be considered a useful technique for vocabulary acquisition? And how technology can interfere with language teaching in order to improve and learn more vocabulary. It aims to research the impact of various types of technology that help in promoting SLVL, such as (Computer-Assisted Language learning, Computer-Aided Language Instruction and smartphone applications or Mobile Assisted Language Learning). It concluded that the technologies use can be considered as important tools for promoting vocabulary teaching and learning in any foreign language.