“The use of
thecnology becomes more important in present times because teachers also have
to be able to keep up withe the tecnological knowledge of their student”
(Richard, 2014, p.2). Futhermore, the use of technology
for teaching, learning,
practicing and assessing in foreign language has many advantages. Particularly in the English as a foreign languange (EFL)
context where learners have a few opportunities to practice and assess their
language skill. In that case, information and communication technology (ICT)
has a big role in English Learning Teaching (ELT) in the classroom: enhancing
the interacivity between student and teacher, making the teachig learning
process easier, having no border but very capable of reaching a broad and
global audience, and enhancing the better learning environment.
First of all the
use of ICT in the class room enhances the interactivity. It means the use of
ICT can increase the level of
interaction between teachers and students. Using computer technology can increase
interaction in the classroom and provide
more active role in learning. It
provides
opportunities for a creative and dynamic
EFL teacher to tap into this
positive aspects to increase
challenging activities in
his classroom . It can involve
and empower students, stimulate thought production, and create more instances
of authentic interaction between learners by
using the target language.
Secondly, the use
of ICT makes the teaching-learning process easier to do since it can be done in
everywhere and everytime. For example the use off computer assisted languange
learning (CALL), the use of computer also offer other channels of communication
between class members and distant learners as well as supplemental practice
exercises and tutorial feedback. For example, the use of computer as a
listening tool is claimed to be one of the most important learning tools for
enhancing EFL students for listening skill. It allows students to learn
independently and receive immediately
feedback upon the completion of task (Hoven, 1999)
Chun and Plass
(1996) assert that using audio and visual program in teaching-learning process
helps the student to understand easier. Most f the CALL programs are filled
with picture and voice and when EFL learners visualize the situation so that
student can remember the subject better in the long term. Many studies such as
Nicola (2002) have also reported that CALL programs for vocabulary development
have positive result.
The next is the use
of ICT has no border but, it is very capable of reaching a broad and global
audience. It enables teacher to upgrade the new methods of ELT from other
country. Many ELT resources can be found in internet such as: group discussion,
interacive book reading, sound recording, games etc. The use of ICT also can
make the teacher easier to give the test or assignment by controlling on a
website or aplication such as edmodo. They can prepare their own
online tests, for their students, for the courses being taught by them. It allows the student to have global thinking since
they can communicate with another student from different country. Such as in a blog that allows the student to
ask questions and give comments. The variety of the materials are available to
access both teachers and students. The
use of computer technology and internet encourage EFL learners and open the
opportunities to read widely in foreign languange like English. It can be highly effective for developing
vocabulary through wide reading and mastering structures in the target
language.
The last is the use
of ICT helps EFL learners to promote a constructive class environment. The use
also shifts the learning environment from the traditional “teacher-centered”
which was tedious towards the “learners-centered”. In addition, EFL learners as
passive entity in the pas can move to a student who is active in the search for the
fulfillment of their own needs and to use the language in an autentic
situation(Adam & Burns, 1999 ; and Muir-Herzig, 2004). It can motivate the
students’ ability in order to complete their assignment by them selves.
In summary, The
use of computer technology for teaching, learning, practicing and assessing
foreign language has many advantages. Especially in Indonesia which is as one of the
countries uses Engish as Foreign Language. The commond advantages by the use of
ICT are enhancing the interacivity between student and teacher, making teaching-learning
process easier, having no border but very capable of reaching a broad and
global audience, and enhancing the better learning environment. To make the use
of ICT runs well, the goverment need to support by providing an electronic
networks that allow the implementation of ICT its self.
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