Book review: Kwok, Virginia H. Y. (2023). Language learning in the digital age: YouTube and learners of English as a foreign language. Cambridge Scholars Publishing.

Yeong-Ju Lee

doi:10.21153/tesol2024vol33no1art2087

Authors

Dr Yeong-Ju Lee Macquarie University https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9251-6535

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21153/tesol2024vol33no1art2087

Keywords:

digital language learning

Abstract

YouTube has gained global popularity for language education, especially among young language learners in informal contexts. Language Learning in the Digital Age: YouTube and Learners of English as a Foreign Language by Virginia H. Y. Kwok explores how university students in Hong Kong use YouTube to enhance their English language proficiency outside formal classroom settings. Through a qualitative, case study approach, the author delves into diverse ways students navigate and personalise their language learning opportunities on YouTube. This paper reviews the book, focusing on how the book provides a nuanced understanding of student engagement with YouTube and its role in facilitating autonomous and self-directed language learning.

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Author Biography

Dr Yeong-Ju Lee, Macquarie University

Yeong-Ju Lee, Ph.D., is a research and teaching academic in linguistics. She currently teaches in the Master of Applied Linguistics program at Macquarie University, the Master of TESOL program at the University of Wollongong, and the Bachelor of Education program at Australian Catholic University. Her research interests include informal digital language learning, technology use in language education including TESOL, digital literacy, multimodality, digital space, social media, and generative AI.