This document discusses the use of technology to support English language teaching and learning. It begins by explaining how technology has changed traditional English teaching methods and how English has become more important globally. It then discusses how technology allows for more independent, interesting, and dynamic learning that engages students. Specific technologies mentioned that support English learning include digital platforms, online professional development, communication tools, digital games, blended learning, and mobile technologies. The document outlines benefits like cultivating student interest and skills, and improving teaching content delivery and class efficiency. It concludes that technology allows students to better and faster learn key English skills while also developing technical and communication skills needed in today's world.

1. Technology to support English Language
Teaching and Learning
Paper-12
English Language Teaching
Name: Vishva Gajjar
Email: vishvagajjar27@gmail.com
Department of English (MKBU)

2. Introduct
ion:
• At present, the onset of technology has drastically changed the old
manners of teaching English. With the influence of the phenomenon
called Globalization which is interrelated with technology, education work
and culture have been affected positively.
• Nowadays, English language plays a very important role in several fields as
education, industries, political, media, library, business, communication
around the world.
• Technology provides a lot of options in order to make English teaching
method more interesting, besides this characteristic as well, this modern
technological tool helps students to get involved and learn according to
their interest.

3. Use of
Technology:
• Learning language through technology helps learner to be more
independent.
• To face the new reality which is related about the increasing of English,
new teachers are needed to be instructed to guide students in a
successful teaching.
• ELT gives students too many opportunities to gain confidence and
practice, one of its characteristics is that, it is a new manner of learning
and teaching English in a more dynamic way than the old ones.

4. Innovati
ons:
• Digital Platform
• Online continuous professional development
• Communication with people online
• Digital game-based learning
• Blended learning
• Mobile technologies

5. Benefi
ts:
• Offers a sense of reality and functions very well, which greatly cultivates
students’ interest and motivation in study and their involvement in class
activities.
• Inspires students’ positive thinking and communication skills in social
practice.
• Widens students’ knowledge to gain an insightful understanding to
Western culture.
• Equips the students with knowledge and brings about information-sharing
among students and makes them actively participate in class discussion
and communication.

6. Continu
e…
• Enriches teaching content and makes the best of class time and breaks the
“teacher-centered” teaching pattern and fundamentally improves
the class efficiency.
• Goes beyond the time and space, creates more vivid, visual, authentic
environment for English learning and economizes the class time
meanwhile increases class information.
• Creates a good platform for the exchange between teachers and students,
while at the same time provides a language environment that improves on
the traditional classroom teaching model.

7. Conclusi
on:
• With the usage of technology, students learn basic skills -
reading, writing, listening and speaking - better and faster.
• Students develop the technical skills required to use the
Internet for communication and information gathering.
• They acquire geographic awareness based on understanding the
global nature of Internet connections and communications.

8. •Works Cited:
• JManuelCamposN. 6 Innovations in English Language Teaching. n.d. web. 2
October 2019. <https://englishpost.org/innovations-in-english-language-
teaching/>.
• Roma, Nahum. "Use of Technology in English Language Teaching and Learning."
11 April 2013. web. 2 October 2019. <http://nahumingles.blogspot.com/>.
• Vadivoo, C.Sofia Selvarani & S. Kulsekra. "Technology to support
EnglishTeaching and Learning." Journal Of Technology For ELT 3.1 (2013): 2.
web. 2 October 2019.
<https://sites.google.com/site/journaloftechnologyforelt/archive/january-
2013-no-4/7-technology-to-support-english-language>.

9. Thank You