Zengin, BuğraKaçar, Işıl Günseli2022-05-112022-05-112015978146668500014666849929781466684997https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-8499-7.ch013https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11776/7083Given that it is challenging for EFL teachers to create an input-rich learning environment with ample learning and practice/production opportunities, the integration of online resources into language classes has gained importance recently. Although the effective use of technology in educational settings is viewed as a 21st century skill, the issue of providing EFL learners with systematic training in the use of online search techniques in educational settings has not been explored sufficiently and many learners are not yet aware of how to utilize technological resources for educational purposes. Hence, this chapter aims to investigate how EFL majors in an English preparatory program at a public state university in the west of Turkey use Google searching skills receptively and productively in pedagogical tasks, to highlight how Google search tasks can be used to raise language awareness and to offer suggestions for effective integration of search techniques into teaching EFL at the tertiary level. © 2015, IGI Global. All rights reserved.en10.4018/978-1-4666-8499-7.ch013info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessComputer aided instructionInformation analysisPersonnel trainingTeachingEducational settingsForeign languageLearning environmentsPedagogical tasksSearch applicationSearch techniqueSystematic trainingTechnological resourcesEducationBook Chapter3133562-s2.0-84957377718