TECHNOLOGY IN TEACHING ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE

STEP 2 UNIT 1

GIOVANNY PEÑA HERRERA

Código: 79.902.522

Grupo: 551006_29

Tutor: Edith Grande.

Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia

Bogotá

Marzo de 2017

TOPICS

TECHNOLOGY

The technology Word has several meanings, depending the age (time), use and the knowledege requested. There are many problems for the human being that are no considered linked in technology because its solution does not request a systematic procedure, but other are considered structurally complicated, and thus is  necessary to follow a  strict research, to develop different types of products in order to satisfy the needs of  men.

ICT’S AND EDUCATION

Actually we can`t consider the education an individual process, where the teacher is just worried   providing an information to the students and verify if they could assimilate it.

The information and communication technologies give the teacher the tools to understand an environment where the student can choose a quantity of elements, in order to research, to connect data, communicate with other students, and participate in different places using available resources.

THE USE OF TECHNOLOGY IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING AND LEARNING.

When the people listen the word technology, always come to their minds, computers, but really there are more than that. In the evolution of technology we can find several kinds of teaching, and since during the daily live we touch many technological components, it is necessary those resources to create knowledge.

The technology has replaced the traditional English teaching because in it, we can find too much information without going to another place and that allows the students, to put together many information in few steps, in this way the building of knowledge is simple, easy to remember an structurally applicable.

THE ADVANTAGES OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN TEACHING       ENGLISH LANGUAGE

Is important to express that the technology always allows the students  all the elements  shown in the network, that are part of an integral education,  due the possibility of the students interacting in the virtual environments and practice  with people who can teach them with a more practical class, thanks to a real experience in cultural exchange.

Although in many countries is difficult the Access to the network for the common people every day are more students who interact in virtual classes and they realize that is not necessary to go to the library and research about something that they have in the net with a few steps and time, in this way acquiring several concepts and knowledge in touch with real people who can transmit a big amount of information.

THE IMPACT OF USING TECHNOLOGY

In a global point of view the use of technology represents different kinds of connections, not just in English environments, but in the economic, social, sites that allow the people perform transactions, close business, exchange cultural concepts in one second.

 The technology allows to save many and heavy information that in a certain moment can be transmitted by  electronic devices and avoid the movement or displacement optimizing  many resources.

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