ABSTRACT
Digital technologies have empowered learners to learn more effectively and more independently, with resources being available instantly. This chapter addresses the developing and future trends in digital language learning, the application of educational technology to English language education, and what these issues mean for teacher development. It focuses only on the digital literacy of teachers, considering what digital teachers need to know in order to be digitally literate in a manner that enhances their teaching and supports the learning of the students. The chapter defines each of these new pedagogical models, but it is clear that teachers and trainers preparing new teachers for the future need to ensure that a basic knowledge of these models is part of their professional repertoire. The successful development and application of these teacher competence frameworks led the research team to identify that one key area was not fully covered by the core framework, namely the new competences required by the field of digital learning.
