About my target learners

In Senegal, English is taught as a foreign language and French is the official language of instruction while students also speak a variety of national languages outside the school environment, including Wolof, Pulaar, Serere, and Joola. This multilingual setting does not always encourage foreign language learners to practice English outside the school environment. Therefore, integrating technology in English language teaching is a necessity as it enables extending instruction to virtual learning environments (VLEs) where students can interact with each other, access a wide range of learning materials, complete assignments online and receive feedback from their peers and/or teachers. For this reason, technology should be given much consideration in pre-service and in-service teacher training courses and programs so as to prepare classroom practitioners to take advantage of technology-based instruction through blended learning while making the most of students' mobile devices. Mobile learning has been studied and explored as an alternative to a lack of materials in low-resourced areas. Flipping my English classes with mobile devices enabled my learners to watch video lessons using their own pace, complete assignments before class time and work on projects, which was beneficial for their language proficiency. Technology-enhanced language learning should, therefore, play a pivotal role in EFL contexts in order to meet the multifaceted needs of our learners and develop their language abilities.