THE ROLE OF ICT IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING AND LEARNING

THE ROLE OF ICT IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING  AND LEARNING

Samadova Svetlana Jantashevna

Senior teacher of the department of Languages,

Chirchik higher tank commanding engineering school

Abstract: Language is the mirror of human life which delineates the life of human. Language speaks man’s personality. It is the cosmic medium like imparting the common information society. English and ICT have become essential tools for a number of non-datum and emotions of everyday life. English language has become a global language because of its numerous functions and preferences over several other languages over the globe. English has become the window to the world. English is not only the mother tongue of Britain but also to so many countries like Canada ,USA ,Newzealand etc .It is also used as second language in many countries like Nigeria, Ghana etc. English has become a medium for business and interactional purposes among other functions .English is playing a major role in every field such as medicine, engineering, education, art and law, music etc. As the world is changing, there must be changes in language learning. But contemporaneous collide of globalization, the expanse of English and technological development have transformed our learning and teaching English as a Lingua franca in an unprecedented way. In every aspect of human life, Science, Information, Technology are playing a vital role .Even in the field of education the technological developments have started a new page. Traditional methods of teaching are not showing great impact on the learners. Technology has become a tool for making the learners innovative and also became a source for motivating the learners towards learning. To compete with this native speakers of English. 

                Keywords:     Paradigm,     stimulus,     explicit,     immediacy.

Collaborative

ICT means Information and Communication Technology. According to Kent, “ICT in education point of view refers to Information and Communication Technology such as computers, communications facilities and features that variously support teaching learning and a range of activities in education [QCA schemes of work for ICT in Kent country council,2004]. Because of its interactive and dynamic nature ICT has the stamina to meet the needs of the individual student by providing opportunities to direct their learning and to pursue information. With the usage of ICT students can learn any subject especially English with ease. In the context of the global exchange the role of ICT has become inevitable in the 21st century. The use of ICT has become essential in every day classroom teaching and learning. It’s use gives a chance to teachers as well as students to increase the quality of education and meet the requirements set by the coeval knowledge society.ICT has become essential tool for educational change and reform.

Government has included ICT as one of the curricula in Indonesia’s education. The Methodology of English has started a new way of using ICT in teaching.ICT provides more opportunities for communication between peer learners. With the use of ICT there is a two-way exchange of knowledge between home and school/ college. The teacher abides key to the successful use of ICT for learning. The integration of ICT in language teaching and learning has become an interesting topic to many researchers and education practitioners.

Computer Assisted Language Learning: CALL is a broad and an ever changing discipline. Beatty defines, CALL as “Any process in which a learner uses a computer and as a result improves his or her language and it covers the wide range of current practice in the field.”The internet and different computer applications. Computer Assisted language learning(CALL) software, CD-ROMS ,and Office software applications have become common place in many teaching and learning environments. The computer can act as a stimulus which generates analysis, discussion and writing.

The Internet : The internet offers the best way to learn language other than immersion in an English speaking milieu. The student’s relationship with websites is more noticeable than with print based text. Internet users may return to sites frequently or use internet for interaction to share their information and ideas. Digital technology is rapidly used by pupils and teachers not only in the classroom but also in the personal life. 

The advantages of online learning: The internet saves our time and energy. we can learn English lessons through internet without the need of travelling and without the need of leaving home or bedroom. With internet students can learn English anywhere at any time and whenever they want. The internet offers instant feedback to the learners which enhance the learning experience of the students.

Audio Books: Baskin and Harris (1995:372) explain, “The first literature heard, not read.”Audio books are not discovery of this century or even of the last one considering authentic books as equivalent to its content and not to its format (Baskin and Harris1995:372).Audio books are applicable for English language learners and young people who are craving for learning English with stories. Audio books develop the four language systems; phonological, semantic, syntactic and pragmatic. Audio books are recordings on CD or digital file of a book which are read aloud.”The use of audio books with struggling, reluctant or second language learners is powerful since they act as a scaffold that allows students to read above their actual reading level”(Beers 998:33,Chen SluHsien 2004). Play way is the new arrival regarding audio books .Play way does not need a separate players and it is preloaded and ready to use.

Interactive White Board: Gareth Davis says that “IWB brings everything together at one placemat one time with the use of authentic materials.”IWB acts as a motivational tool.IWB has to be connected to the computer and data projector.IWB offers teachers to comprise video clips, films interviews ,electronic microscopes, different websites etc .It improves the social skills of the students like cooperation and participation. In IWB lessons can be recorded and saved for further use. Bactra states that The power of images and capacity for collaboration is very significant in White Board’s impact on learning.”IWB teaching is completely different from traditional methods of teaching. According to Cunnings worth “vocabulary was a neglected area of foreign language teaching but it has gained its due recognition in the last few years”(1998:38).New vocabulary, word formation and sounds are practiced easily by IWB.

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2.          Ahmad Al-Saleem,Basmah,, Issa - Interactive Whiteboard in English As A Foreign Language Classroom. 

3.          Boobyer,Victoria.- How English teachers can use e-books in the classroom.