This　paper　reports　a　study　investigating　the　trends　and　hotspots　of　wearable　devices　(WDs)　research　using　the　software　of　Citespace.　A　total　of　4,423　research　articles　(2008-2017)　were　retrieved　from　Web　of　Science,　an　online　service　offering　access　to　multiple　databases　of　academic　and　scientific　disciplines.　The　study　employed　CiteSpace　III　to　do　a　systematic　and　quantitative　analysis　of　the　WDs　literature.　Results　show　that　wearable　devices　have　been　used　in　many　fields　including　materials,　biomedicine　and　telecommunications.　In　the　field　of　English　education,　two　trends　have　been　identified.　One　is　the　use　of　WDs　in　a　virtual　reality/augmented　reality　classroom　or　language　lab　and　the　other　the　integration　of　smart　devices　with　mobile　learning.　With　the　innovations　in　materials,　information　technology　and　social　networks,　WDs　will　provide　more　effective　services　to　learners　of　English.　It　is　anticipated　that　due　to　their　increased　Internet　connectivity,　improved　usability,　reduced　costs　and　increased　reliability,　there　will　be　more　and　more　pedagogical　opportunities　for　educators　to　use　wearable　devices　in　English　education　in　the　future.　©　2019　ACM.