scholarly journals Exploiting Information and Communication Technologies in Teaching a Foreign Language

2017 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 38-45
Author(s):  
Brândușa-Oana Niculescu ◽  
Georgeta Obilișteanu
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Cultural Awareness ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
Armed Forces ◽  
Foreign Language Teaching ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Higher Education System ◽  
Information And Communication

Abstract Education has to constantly adapt and renew itself in order to be compatible with the technology-dominated world we live in. There has been heated debate over the introduction of information and communication technology (ICT) in the educational process. The ICT, especially in foreign language teaching, has become the researchers’ focus of attention in the last two decades. Today’s armed forces require highly-skilled military personnel to be digitally literate and to have well-developed cultural awareness, intercultural communication ability and critical thinking competence. In this context, foreign language classes in the military higher education system should become an environment in which language, culture and civilisation encounters may be facilitated and enhanced by ICT, promoting the acquisition of knowledge and skills demanded by the exercise of roles that the armed forces have in the international theatres of operations. This paper aims at examining the necessity of introducing ICT in foreign language teaching, pointing to the numerous advantages of using these new technologies. The paper also discusses the new role and skills of the teacher in the context of exploiting the various resources provided by the ICT. In addition, we mention some of the modalities in which ICT can be put to good use in developing the cadets’ foreign language skills.

scholarly journals Integrating Information and Communication Technologies Into Second and Foreign Language Teaching: Pedagogical Benefits and Considerations

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nguyen Thanh Mai
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Foreign Language Teaching ◽  
Language Teachers ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Language Classrooms ◽  
Information And Communication

The article aims to review existing literature on the pedagogical benefits as well as considerations regarding the integration of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) into second and foreign language teaching. Greater collaboration and interaction, enhanced motivation and access to a huge repository of web-based materials are among the most popular advantages of ICTs. At the same time, ICT-integration into language teaching can be challenging due to the emergence of “multiliteracies” and the not-so-ICT-competent students in the language classroom. Besides, there are language teachers who fear that their professional identity could be disrupted as they try to adopt new technologies in their teaching. However, the review also points out that technologies do not automatically result in any remarkable pedagogical benefits without teachers’ selective use. It is the teachers who enlarge the potentials of ICTs in promoting meaningful interactions and real intercultural reflections beyond the conventional language classrooms.

scholarly journals Information and communication technologies in teaching foreign languages

2021 ◽  
Vol 106 ◽  
pp. 04007
Author(s):  
Natalia Gorokhova ◽  
Irina Kubyshko
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
Cognitive Activity ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Foreign Language Teaching ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Control Evaluation ◽  
Teaching Criteria

The introduction of information and communication technologies in the modern educational process at all levels is widespread in the world. The algorithm of successful e-learning, peculiarities of using online formats as one of the ways of educational resource of foreign language teaching, criteria of platforms, and applications selection constitute the study’s relevance and its main goal. The author proposes a methodology of teaching a foreign language based on the use of technical means of information and communication technologies, its methodologically secured system of electronic ways of monitoring, control, evaluation, and the classification of online tools aimed at building the educational process. The described analysis of the foreign language teaching process based on the application of information and communication technologies is of scientific and pedagogical interest from educational information transmission in a non-linear format. The results obtained in the study can be useful for teachers in the implementation of the general management of cognitive activity of students, in communicative and advisory activities, holding mono-courses or collective projects developed by educational organizations.

Kommunikationsmittel und Medien im Fremdsprachenunterricht

2020 ◽  
pp. 265-286
Author(s):  
Tomáš Godiš ◽  
Ildikó Pšenáková
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
Technological Development ◽  
Foreign Language Teaching ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
German Language ◽  
Science Lesson ◽  
Pedagogical Practice

Continuous technological development affects other possible areas of human activity, including the educational process. Current mass media such as press, radio, television, social networks, as well as new information and communication technologies and devices such as computers, tablets, mobile phones and interactive whiteboards are very often used in the educational process. Computer technology provides new and effective learning opportunities in the form of a variety of didactic electronic learning materials, interactive educational programs and applications that not only modernize lessons but also make them more illustrative and interesting. New technologies have also significantly changed teaching methods. All these facilities provide educators with a suitable environment to make their teaching more interesting, modern and efficient. These facilities allow students to learn any time outside school hours and at home. Using new media for language learning brings many advantages, but also several disadvantages. On the one hand, it is possible to present the curriculum more clearly, which results in students acquiring the content of the curriculum more quickly and efficiently. On the other hand, the design and creation of teaching material, the planning and organization of lessons require a lot of time from the teacher, as well as high-quality media and information-communication competences. The use of media in foreign language teaching has also changed the roles of teacher and student. Today’s teaching focuses on the student as an active part of the teaching process and not just as an object of teaching. Now, the teacher becomes the driving element of the lesson management. Different didactics summarize the concept of media differently. Some didactics perceive the medium as a purely electronic tool for technical education, while others include printed material such as pictures, graphics, but also visualizations and animations. In this article we would like to clarify the function of media in education, to explain some important concepts such as “media competence”, “blended learning” or “e-learning”. We will also summarize the advantages of using different media in the educational process as well as some of their functions. Various teaching programs and interactive didactic applications are currently used in pedagogical practice, which can also be used in foreign language teaching. Therefore, we will also focus on brief characteristics of some of them; describe their possibilities and ways of usage in education. We also provide a specific example of the appearance of an interactive German language lesson developed in Hot Potatoes. The example was created by a German language student at a computer science lesson in collaboration with a teacher. Tasks, such as this one, are used by the authors in the class and they are proved in practice.

scholarly journals The problems of job-oriented foreign language teaching in training of students in physical education and sports

2020 ◽  
pp. 55-58
Author(s):  
О. Malenko
Keyword(s):  
Physical Education ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
Foreign Language Teaching ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Professional Literature ◽  
Communication Techniques ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Teaching Grammar

The article deals with the problems of optimizing the teaching of English to students of physical education and sports, using communication techniques, information and communication technologies. The article deals with the main factors of vocational training including the necessity of formation of communicative competences, the priority of sports topics, enhancing students’ motivation for studying, mastering professional vocabulary etc. The ways and methods of foreign language teaching to athletes are also the matters which are mentioned in the article. They encompass using professional literature, topical Internet sites and blogs, radio podcasts and TV programs, teaching grammar on the basis of sports vocabulary. A great deal of attention is paid to electronic services in the educational process. The platforms such as Quizlet, LearningApps, Moodle, Socrative enable students to master new topics individually, do interactive tests, improve their knowledge by playing vocabulary games. The services also provide teachers with possibilities to do assessment and control. The article highlights a number of problems in the area of teaching English to students of physical education and sports, which are the following: loss of interest in studying, lack of teaching hours, lack of sports oriented authentic teaching courses, the excessive length of training etc.

scholarly journals Blended learning technologies for a foreign language teaching the students of non-philological majors

2020 ◽  
Vol 44 (2) ◽  
pp. 4-10
Author(s):  
M. Zelenskyi ◽  
I. Nesterenko ◽  
N. Volovik ◽  
D. Mytsenko
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Blended Learning ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
Foreign Language Teaching ◽  
Learning Technologies ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Learning Technology ◽  
Learning Tools ◽  
Readiness To Learn

Modern theories of foreign language teaching are getting developed. The constant society digitalization influences it. Generation Z students closely associate their lives with technology. Moreover, teachers must find ways to apply effectively information and communication technologies in the learning process. In our opinion, one of the ways is the concept of blended learning. It implies the optimal combination of traditional pedagogical technologies and distance, online learning. The purpose of our research is to examine the effectiveness of the concept of blended learning in the process of learning a foreign language for students of non-philological majors. For this purpose, we conducted a pedagogical experiment. It assumes the introduction of the concept of blended learning in the educational process of higher education. The research was carried out with Ukrainian students of non-philological majors during the study of English (offline and online). Also, international students who are studying Ukrainian as a foreign language were involved. Comparative analysis of students' readiness to learn using different blended learning tools was used. Methods of mathematical statistics (nonparametric Kruskal-Wallis and Mann-Whitney criteria) were utilized to analyse and process the experimental data. The results of the study indicate the effectiveness of blended learning technology usage in the process of foreign language teaching. Nevertheless, they show that the proposed tools help students better master a foreign language. Besides, students are both in active learning and passively reinforcing their knowledge using digital technologies during education. The authors consider it indisputable that blended learning tools should be used to some extent for students of all majors. The authors understand that the proposed tools are not exhaustive and definitive. Their list should be extended, and the use of specific tools depends on the teacher, students, the course, and other factors.

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