Electronic linguodidactics: a theoretical necessity in distance teaching of foreign languages

Abstract

This paper is aimed at presenting the object of study of Electronic Linguodidactics and the theory related to this field as well as its main contributions to the foreign languages teaching (FLT) in the context of virtual learning environments. In this article, it is also shown the need to reconsider the format of the contents, methods and uses of technological tools in virtual teaching and learning environments (VTLE), including its own design to improve their working capacity and achieve its purpose with the greatest economy of resources and effectiveness. This practical and theoretical discipline arises in the teaching and academic fields as an emergency of this time to make the university teachers aware of the need to learn its main theoretical assumptions for using and designing technological tools with a transdisciplinary approach much more committed to the efficiency of the results.