摘要：Given worldwide technological advances and government initiatives to integrate them into almost everycorner of the curriculum, practitioners and researchers can agree that language teacher competence andknowledge about integrating technology into the curriculum is critical (Chun, Kern, & Smith, 2016; Tour,2015; Warschauer, Cotten, & Ames, 2012). Written by Hockly, the book Focus on learning technologiesis one of the seven titles in the series Oxford key concepts for the language classroom by Oxford UniversityPress that addresses this need. The book provides the most current information on computer-assistedlanguage learning (CALL) for educators “who are new to learning technologies, and also experiencedteachers who may be using technologies regularly in their classrooms and are interested in exploring whatthe research has to say about them” (p. 1). As a CALL practitioner and researcher myself, I see the mainvalue of this book in that it is accessible and succinct, with only five chapters and about 130 pages of maincontent. The author explains critical concepts and employs a writing style that is both articulate and easy tounderstand, treating almost all of the essentials of using learning technologies for language learning in aslim volume. Thus, it is an ideal tool for teachers who lead busy professional lives and wish to learn moreabout the integration of technology in language classrooms in their spare time. For these reasons, I believethis book is a great entry-level reading for teachers and researchers interested in CALL.
