“Use of Technology in English Language Teaching and Learning”: An Analysis.

 

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“Use of Technology in English Language Teaching and Learning”: An Analysis.

This rapid rising and development of information technology has offered a better pattern to explore the new teaching model. As a result, technology plays a very important role in English teaching. Technology provides more opportunities for students to gain confidence practice and extend themselves, especially for ESL students who learn the language for more than just fun.

There are some necessaries of application of multimedia technology to English teaching such as, attracting students’ attention, promote students’ communication, improve teaching effect or improve interaction between teacher and student. All of necessary of application of multimedia technology to English teaching is to help English teaching more effective.

In the other hand, using technology in English teaching can cause problem in classroom. If the teacher not use technology wisely, technology would decrease teacher role and the class could not be effective. There are some problems from using technology in English teaching such as, teacher is taken place by technology, loss of speaking communication in the class, abstract thinking replaced by imaginable thinking. So, teacher do not let technology play big role instead the teacher.

This article has suggestions for using technology in English teaching. First is teachers still play the leading role that their position could never be replaced by the computer. Teacher do not forget that technology just the thing that help in teaching. Second, teacher should remember that computer screen cannot take place blackboard. Teacher need to writing the thing on the board with emerging of new question raised by the students. Third, Power Point cannot take the place of student’s thinking and practices, teacher need to encourage the students to use their own mind and speak more, actively join in class practice. And do not overuse it. Fourth, traditional teaching instruments and devices should not be overlooked. Teachers are supposed to choose appropriate media and instrument based on the requirements of teaching and integrate multimedia instruments with traditional one. Fifth, multimedia technology should not be overused.

In conclusion, I think technology is very useful for English language teaching. It can help students improve many skills effectively such as, practice pronunciation or listening from listening the audio media, learning vocabulary by watching multimedia, etc. Anyway, teacher should use technology appropriately, do not overuse it. If the teacher uses it suitably, it could make the class be better.