A Review Study on the Integration of Technology into Foreign Language Education in Turkey

The main objective of this study was to portray a synthesis of educational research in Turkey in terms of technology integration into foreign language teaching and learning in Turkey. To this end, a comprehensive literature search was done, which was limited to the years between 2005 and 2016 via electronic databases. As a result of this search, forty-seven resources including both articles and thesis dissertations were found. The descriptive and content analysis of the findings in these studies suggested three main themes to represent research on technology integration into foreign language education in Turkey. These are 1. Student Achievement, 2. Student and Teacher Perceptions, 3. Teacher Education. It is considered that the results of this review study will provide insights and directions for researchers and practitioners in the field of technology integration into foreign language education in Turkey.