Using ICT at Using ICT at English classesEnglish classes

YYulia Trulia TryhubyhubSchool 6School 6

KanivKanivCherkasy regionCherkasy region

““We need technology in We need technology in every classroom and in every classroom and in every student and every student and teacher’s hand, because teacher’s hand, because it is the pen and paper it is the pen and paper of our time, and it is of our time, and it is the lens through which the lens through which we experience much of we experience much of our world.” – our world.” – David David WarlickWarlick

What are ICTs?What are ICTs?

Literacy in Literacy in Information and Information and Communication Communication TechnologiesTechnologies (ICT) is (ICT) is fundamental to life in our fundamental to life in our modern technological modern technological society. To equip students to society. To equip students to be literate life long learners be literate life long learners and global citizens of the 21st and global citizens of the 21st century we must successfully century we must successfully integrate ICT into both the integrate ICT into both the English curriculum and English curriculum and English pedagogical practice.English pedagogical practice.

Main roles of the computer in the Main roles of the computer in the language classroom.language classroom.

Teacher

Data source

Tester

Tool

Communication facilitator

For delivery of class program teachers For delivery of class program teachers can use a range of teaching tools :can use a range of teaching tools :

white boards

web quests

digital photography

video/movies

e-mail

discussion boards

i-tools

active books

Teaching tools

Benefits of using ICT as a classroom Benefits of using ICT as a classroom tooltool

ICT:ICT: provides highly motivational activities for students .Initially computer-provides highly motivational activities for students .Initially computer-

based activities can provide stimulus to undertake tasks that students may based activities can provide stimulus to undertake tasks that students may otherwise avoidotherwise avoid

links to other learning and to real-world situations and experiences that links to other learning and to real-world situations and experiences that reflect gender & cultural diversityreflect gender & cultural diversity

increases opportunities for student interaction and decision making…This increases opportunities for student interaction and decision making…This interactive process has the potential to cater for individual learning stylesinteractive process has the potential to cater for individual learning styles

makes complex tasks more manageable in some cases these activities makes complex tasks more manageable in some cases these activities require the development of new skillsrequire the development of new skills

makes repetitive tasks more interestingmakes repetitive tasks more interesting illustrates complex processes or conceptsillustrates complex processes or concepts provides access to resources increases the need for students to develop provides access to resources increases the need for students to develop

critical thinking and effective information processing skillscritical thinking and effective information processing skills

What teachers need in their What teachers need in their classrooms to implement ICT classrooms to implement ICT

successfullysuccessfully identify how ICT can be used to identify how ICT can be used to

meet specific objectives within meet specific objectives within the English curriculum to the English curriculum to improve pupils attainment improve pupils attainment

understand that successful use of understand that successful use of ICT depends on other factors ICT depends on other factors such as pupils’ work in the such as pupils’ work in the classroom away from the classroom away from the computer, discussions between computer, discussions between pupils and between pupils and pupils and between pupils and their teacher, and the ways in their teacher, and the ways in which pupils interact with each which pupils interact with each other at the computer other at the computer 

ICT and learning modalities: meeting ICT and learning modalities: meeting student needsstudent needs

TTechnological learnersechnological learners of the modern click and go generation: of the modern click and go generation: are mechanically orientedare mechanically oriented know how to use technological tools without formal instructionknow how to use technological tools without formal instruction enjoy using a video cameraenjoy using a video camera obtain much of their information electronicallyobtain much of their information electronically like integrated learning activitieslike integrated learning activities would like to learn everything via a computerwould like to learn everything via a computer spend much of their time on the computer or playing video gamesspend much of their time on the computer or playing video games know how to work with and use new software and hardwareknow how to work with and use new software and hardware interact and communicate with others via e-mail and/ or the internetinteract and communicate with others via e-mail and/ or the internet understand how to integrate various technologies understand how to integrate various technologies

ICT and the English classroomICT and the English classroom

– Incorporating ICT into the Incorporating ICT into the English curriculum can :English curriculum can :

improve writing and reading improve writing and reading skillsskills

develop speaking and develop speaking and listening skillslistening skills

support collaboration, support collaboration, creativity, independent creativity, independent learning and reflectionlearning and reflection

– ICT can enable students toICT can enable students to – access information and respond to a widening range of textsaccess information and respond to a widening range of texts

– organise and present information in a variety of formsorganise and present information in a variety of forms

– broaden the range of audiences for their workbroaden the range of audiences for their work

– compose a widening range of texts for a broad range of compose a widening range of texts for a broad range of purposespurposes

– compose for real audiences. ICT can support them in their compose for real audiences. ICT can support them in their choice of genre for audience and purpose.choice of genre for audience and purpose.

– identify key characteristics and features of textidentify key characteristics and features of text

– develop understanding of language and critical literacydevelop understanding of language and critical literacy

ReferencesReferences

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