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. It has been tested effectively and is accepted in teaching English in the modern world. With the spread and development of English around the world, English has been learned and is used by more and more speaker.
2. Use of Technology in Teaching English
To face the new reality which is related about the increasing of English, new teachers is needed to be instructed to guide students in a succeful teaching. ELT gives students too many opportunities to gain confidence and practice, one its characteristics is, that is a new manner of learning and teaching English is more dynamic than the old ones.
3. The Growth of ELT Through Technology
English Language Teaching has been with us for many years and is keeping on growing, fuelled, partially by Internet. In 2000 there were about a billion English learners but ten years later the number doubled...On the other hand, over 80 % of the information stored in internet is in English. At present there are more Non-Native
than Native who uses the English language.
The rapid development of science and technology…in this contest we can see the application of Multimedia Technology in teaching, featuring audio, visual, animation effects comes into full play in English class teaching and sets a favorable platform for reform and exploration on English teaching model at the present.
It is important for language teachers to be aware of the latest and best equipment and to have full knowledge
of what is available in many given situation.
Teachers can use Multimedia Technology to give more colorful, stimulating lectures.
There are many techniques which are applicable in different degree to language learning situation. Some are useful for testing and distance education, and some for teaching business English, spoken English, reading, listening or interpreting.
Never let the machine takeover the role of the teacher plays or limit function where more traditional ways are superior.
