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The 21st century has seen the explosion of learning and teaching the English language considered to be the ‘lingua franca’ in world interactions. With the rapid development of information and communications technology (ICT), and its ability to facilitate English language learning and teaching, English language teachers around the world are exploring new teaching methods that utilise ICT. This blog is designed for ESL teachers who are interested in using ICT in their classrooms.

Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Positive impacts of ICT on ELT

  • The availability of the learning materials makes ICT very stimulating through images, animation, audio and video clips which can help much more in presenting and practicing new language.
  • ICT can help students to increase their self-confidence and self-esteem when using computer-based instruction.
  •  ICT provides authentic learning and teaching environment. This impact is especially useful for the teachers and students in rural areas where there is a lack of opportunities to communicate with native speakers.
  •  ICT can facilitate different activities such as testing, doing assignments and performing different pedagogical tasks or games.
  • The availability of different rich texts, different topics, quizzes, exercises helps in saving the teachers’ time and compensating for low English proficiency among teachers.
Ref. 
Ibrahim, A. I. (2010). Information & communication technologies in ELT. Journal of Language Teaching and Research, 1(3), 211-214.

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