Before I started the master I am doing I had no idea of what the terminology 'ICT' meant, what is more, I couldn't consider it as one of the most important factors when teaching a language. However, it all changed the first time I entered the classroom in which we are taught the ICT as regards to language learning and teaching.
As it is, I have never been one of those girls who uses internet as an essential tool to carry on my projects. I use it if it is necessary, but it is not one of my hobbies. But, I changed my mind the moment I realized how important were ICT when teaching a language. I consider it very difficult to teach a language to students who are not familiar with it at all; and English is not an exception.
The ICT stands for information and communication technology, and it means integrating technology as part of your teaching, so here the importance is on the idea of integrate. ICT are said to be meaningful in the way teachers teach a language because it grows the use of technology, it also motivates both the teachers and the students, it is effective and efficient and with richer source materials than actual books, it makes the classroom layout be dynamic and interactive and teachers may recieve more collaboration from their students as new technologies draw their attention more than any other thing.
During this course, I expect to learn a great number of things related to ICT as a tool to integrate in the way you teach. I think it will help me to prepare my classes better using all the materials ICT can provide me with. Nevertheless, I believe that reciving new materials from ICT is as important as looking for these new materials which are nowadays available on the net.
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