ICTs in classrooms.
As we know, technology is claimed to
be a universal language and is regarded as one of the influential agents of
globalization. On the global front, ICTs (Information and Communications
Technology) is already creating new, open learning environments in the field of
education. According to Murray, 2007, the use of technology in education is an
emerging field of study as it involves the introduction of new instructional
possibilities. It is also important to mention that the use of ICTs improves
the learning of a second language because nowadays the majority of the sources
to learning a second language is on the internet.
Leaving traditional education. Twenty
years ago, the field of education was focused primarily on teachers, students
were always obeying rules to teachers in a way in which they have to learn
everything by heart, they do not count with the use of a CD player to improve
their listening skills, they do not count on a TV, they do not count on
anything in order to achieve the perfection of speaking a second language. But
with the pass of the years, many technological devices are in our hands.
Expand the access to learn a second
language. When we talk about the learning of a second language we can mention
that each day the majority of the resources to stay in contact with a second
language are on the internet. Thus, we can practice and try to improve the main
skills throughout the use of ICTs. For instance, if we want to practice
speaking skill, we can make contact with a native person through the internet
and practice it. The main problem is the difficult access to the internet in
order to achieve new insights in a second language but it is our decision
because if we are really interested in improving the main skills we can look
for many solutions and try to overcome those difficulties.
Improving the quality of learning a
second language. Teachers should be aware of the importance of the use of ICTs
in classrooms because if they use in the best way they will see the improvement
that their students can achieve. For instance, teachers can bring to class
recordings of native people in order to improve their listening skill, also
teachers would give to their students a lot of websites no practice English and
all the major skills. Teachers and students should be aware of that internet
have many dangerous websites that can affect them, so they have to be careful
with the information that they would find on many websites. But students and
teachers should understand that they have to use internet for educational
purposes and under some conditions.
A teacher should implement ICTs under
some conditions to get students involve with a second language, taking into
account that we should use internet for educational purposes and in order to
improve all the major skills in a language
