Kwok1,2,3 1 hong kong baptist university, hong kong, china 2 the university of auckland, new zealand. Language and learning in the digital age asian efl. Digital technologys role in enabling skills development for a connected world march 2017 open science. More broadly, it could be said that an institution, culture, or society depicts its conceptualization of learning and ideal future citizens by how it creates and uses assessment. Learning a language on duolingo is completely free, but you can remove ads and support free education with plus. Like the printing press six centuries ago, this transition is transforming formal education and spreading informal learning opportunities.
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