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Drawing upon evidence and theories |\n| Accepted: March 05, 2019 | in the preliminary literature, the study reveals that it could be seen that in the long run of |\n| Published: April 30, 2019\u003Cbr>Volume: 10 Issue: 2 | history, the application and adoption of ICT on English intrusion has many merits in Chinese Colleges environment; And insufficient teachers’ development needs to improve during the |\n| Advance access: March 2019 | Implementation of specific ICT. It reflects the literature and provides useful evidence in the field; Also, gaps in the current knowledge in question and the possible future exploration are shown. It summarises some new directions for future explorations, particularly regarding Digital-assisted |\n|  |  |\n| Conflicts of interest: None\u003Cbr>Funding: None | teaching research in China. |\n| Key words: |  |\n| Information and Communications |  |\n| Technology, |  |\n| ICT, |  |\n| College English, |  |\n| Digital-assisted Teaching, ELT,\u003Cbr>China |  |\n\nINTRODUCTION  \nIntensive research concerning harnessing technologies in education, or to be exact, in English language teaching has been explored by many researchers in the field of Second Language Acquisition (SLA) . Building from what has come before, this paper principally reviews the Information and Communication and Technology or new technology regarding improving English Language Teaching at the tertiary level of China. In an attempt to explore the role that ICT plays in English language learning and teachers’ professional development at Chinese college level up to date, or rather, from 1980s to 2017, relevant literature and data in the world with reference to ICT integration in enhancing English Language Teaching have been presented and reviewed in a chronological order as the following sections.  \nIn what follows, the article tries to answer the following research question: What role of ICT plays in ELT of China and how teachers employ it to improve their teaching? Drawing upon evidence and theories in the preliminary literature, the current literature review consists of five sections. At the very beginning, the Introduction  \nsection is given, including the aim, research question and the article’s structure in question. The second section gives the historical account of ICT and its relevance in general, which incorporates the types of technologies that are popularly used, the evidence of the increasing use of technologies, and specifically, its use in English language teaching in the context of global development. With respect to the domain of English language teaching, the third section highlights the importance of teachers and introduces the relationship between ICT and teachers, keys terms in relation to English teachers’ development such as the definition of Expertise, Continuing Professional Development, ‘Digi-teachers’ and so forth. As the main body of the review, the fourth section provides a growing body of literature review on ICT implementation in college English instruction in the context of China, which begins with background knowledge of ELT relating ICTin Chinses universities and then synthesizes seminal findings from the prior research. Finally, a conclusion is given to identify the gap in the current knowledge in question and the possible future exploration is shown as well to address the","cbCaiePSbUIihXkt","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiePSbUIihXkt","pdf",295175,"English","# Introduction\n## Research question and article structure\n## Historical overview of ICT\n## Types of ICT in language education\n## ICT and teachers in ELT","[{\"question\":\"What is the main focus of the article?\",\"answer\":\"The article focuses on a critical review of the role ICT plays in improving professional teachers’ English instruction and supporting teachers’ professional development in China’s ELT context.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the article approach the review of ICT in college English teaching?\",\"answer\":\"It builds on preliminary literature and evidence, presenting the current literature review in several sections, including historical background and domain-specific discussion for English language teaching.\"},{\"question\":\"What gaps and future directions does the article identify?\",\"answer\":\"The article highlights gaps in current knowledge about ICT integration for ELT and indicates possible future exploration, especially regarding digital-assisted teaching research in China.\"}]","A Critical Review and Analysis: What Role of ICT Plays in Improving Professional Teachers’English Instruction? | PDF",1792068420,18]