Can Computational Thinking contribute to EFL learning and teaching?

Computational thinking (CT), one of the 21st-century essential competencies, has been broadly accepted by artificial intelligence (AI) and STEM. However, little was conducted to explore its potential in foreign language (FL) learning and teaching. To examine its possibilities, the relevant challenges, computer-language input and output process, and literature shreds of evidence were offered and analyzed. English grammar learning and teaching practice based on CT principal skills steps-focused mode further confirmed its social mediation tool in English learning and teaching.