Impact of Technology Use on English Language Teaching at the Undergraduate Level in Bangladesh (original) (raw)
2016, The Journal of EFL Education and Research (JEFLER)
Effective use of technologies in education can enhance both learning and teaching and the introduction of computer into foreign language instruction seems to conform to the statement. This study attempted to explore the impact of the use of technology, such as computer, internet, and multimedia projector on English language teaching at the undergraduate level in Bangladesh. The participants were 4 EFL teachers and 40 undergraduate students studying English as their compulsory study course. The study applied in-depth interview and questionnaire to collect data. The study revealed that use of technologies had a mixed impact on English language teaching; the technologies encouraged and motivated the students to be more connected to their lessons; teachers also felt more confident and classes were more lively and effective in technology applied classroom. It was also found that technologies had some negative impacts too. The study also found that the use of technologies effectively in classroom was not much common in our country and every teacher was not well trained to handle modern technologies too. So, they suggested different sorts of training that would be helpful for them. Finally, this study suggested that trained teachers and assistance of the institutions were important to implement technologies at the undergraduate level.
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