Within these pages, the journey begins by acknowledging the digital revolution that has given rise to a generation of 'digital natives'. Drawing from John Dewey's timeless wisdom, the book echoes the urgency to equip today's learners with the tools of tomorrow. By exploring the metaverse, augmented reality, and artificial intelligence, it unravels a tapestry of innovative possibilities. Through vivid exemplars, this volume elucidates how these cutting-edge technologies can seamlessly integrate into the traditional classroom or the virtual learning space. Designed for students, professionals, educators, and scholars entrenched in foreign language education, it stands as a definitive resource. Unveiling a spectrum of topics, including artificial intelligence-augmented learning for acquiring speaking, reading, writing, and listening skills. It also delves into the role of augmented reality in redefining language classrooms and vocabulary acquisition, and the metaverse is unveiled as a realm of untapped potential, and learner autonomy within tech-infused classrooms becomes a focal point. It extends its embrace to encompass program designers, administrators, and practitioners, unraveling the tapestry of language instruction, learning, and assessment.
Abdulvahit Çakır has been working as a Professor Doctor at the English Language Teaching Department of Ufuk University. He got his MA degree from Edinburg College of Art in 1982. He got his Ph.D degree from Gazi University, Türkiye. His academic background mainly consists of English Language Teaching. He acts as a reviewer at various international academic journals. His research areas include intercultural communication, language teachers’ education, psycholinguistic, and language assessment. He published several book chapters and articles related to his research interests. [Editor]