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<p style="text-align: justify;">This work aims to find out pre-service English teachers&rsquo; perceptions on how effective and intuitive a checklist (Luque-Agull&oacute; &amp; Almaz&aacute;n-Ruiz, 2023) is for assessing the usability and educational value of language learning and teaching apps (Research Question 1), and to what extent participants&rsquo; perceptions of the pedagogical value of apps have evolved after the COVID-19 lockdown (Research Question 2). To do so, the paper introduces a classroom study at the University of Ja&eacute;n with two groups of pre-service teachers during two semesters in the academic years 2020/21, after the COVID lockdown, and 2022/23, when physical teaching took place. As part of a classroom project, participants had to use the checklist to evaluate apps to be potentially used in their future classroom practice and then analyse its clarity and usefulness by means of a questionnaire. Results show that pre-service teachers&rsquo; perceptions about the checklist were positive, with higher values for the 2022 group (RQ1). The comparison of both groups also reveals a shift in attitudes, as there is an increased tendency towards integration of apps in the classroom, and a higher predisposition for apps analysis (RQ2). The article ends with the conclusions, which include the pedagogical implications and limitations of the study.</p>

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Apps Integration in English Language Education: Shifting Perspectives of Pre-Service Teachers

Guest-editors: 
Christine Coombe 
Higher Colleges of Technology, Dubai, UAE 
Tony Clark 
Cambridge University Press & Assessment, UK 
Hassan Mohebbi 
European Knowledge Development Institute, Turkey


Special Issue: In Honour of Carol A. Chapelle’s Contributions to Language Assessment and Learning (Volume 50-First Part)