Author(s)

Minxue Du

Corresponding Author

Minxue Du

ABSTRACT

The rapid technological development of the past two decades has brought about myriad worldwide discussions on how digital literacy can influence English language learners’ learning experience to a large extent. China hosts the world’s largest English learner population, and the way in which its English language education can connect with digital texts and digital literacy is worth studying. In what follows, the conceptual and theoretical understandings of digital literacy will be explored, along with the current barriers in integrating digital technologies into English language education faced by China, and then the implications of digital literacy on teaching English as an additional language in China will be examined.

KEYWORDS

Digital Texts, Digital Literacy, Teacher Education, Teaching Methods