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ICTS are New Tools for Learning and Teaching English

Munavvar Bahodirovna Fayzullayeva
Faculty of the English Language I, Department of the English History and Grammar,
Samarkand State Institute of Foreign Languages, Samarkand, Uzbekistan

ABSTRACT How to cite this paper: Munavvar

This study examined the impacts of using ICT devices in education Bahodirovna Fayzullayeva "ICTS are
and for teaching and learning the English language. It is vital to New Tools for Learning and Teaching
mention that the article is devoted to highlight the effects of utilizing English" Published
in International
ICT tools to improve learners’ English skills. ICT as a new tool can
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change both teachers’ and learners’ roles in the classroom as some
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It is visible that nowadays information and on. Nowadays ICTs are assisting tools and tools for
communication technologies (ICT) take essential and organization and management in schools and
vital role in all spheres of human’s life and in the institutions.
world, especially in the educational process and in the
It is fact that, in the 1980’s one of the well-known
teaching and learning foreign languages (FL). ICTs
language program Computer Assisted Language
have been introduced and known in schools and
Learning (CALL) gave a chance to teachers and
institutions during the last decade and it’s compulsory
learners of foreign languages through using of CD-
to use ICTs in teaching in many countries’
ROMs to enrich their language level.
educational process. There are number of definition
for the term of ICT, as Information communication It should be noticed that ICTs have strong and
technology or technologies are modern and different significant role in education, if ICTs’ users utilize
tools to communicate, to gather and share, create, devices under right conditions, ICT may support
manage and store information. ICTs include teaching and learning, give new opportunities for
television, radio, phones, computer, internet and interaction among teachers, students and knowledge;
network hardware and software. Information and accessing, manipulating, storing and sharing
Communication Technologies (ICT) cover a wider information as well as create new and fertile
range of technologies such as radio, television, atmosphere in education process.
computers, the Internet, social networks and many 21st century is the period of IC technologies and it
other variations of technology [1,9]. can give a chance for people work and study at home
. According to UNESCO, ICT defines as technologies as distance learning or study in two or more
that are used in order to transmit, process, store, institutions at the same time. As ICT can shorten
create, display, share or exchange information by distance, e-banking and e-government are now
electronic means. As it is known that ICTs are used in possible from any place with an Internet connection
all fields of life, as ICT in industry, ICT in law, ICT and a computing device.
in medicine, ICT in science, ICT in education and so

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ICT, such as the internet can provide with a great as engage and motivate pupils to learn more
deal of opportunities language teachers and learners, effectively. ICTs take essential part for students and
as learners can interact or communicate with other language learners for their critical thinking. And it
culture people by the help of ICT and in the target has chance for making drafts and plans, if there are
language which they are learning as foreign or second any mistakes laptops as main components or tools of
language. During the lessons they may utilize class the ICTs, can easily correct at once or may give some
projectors, video chats or video calls with Skype and advice while writing on computers, as well as
other software, which are increasing day by day. As improve learners’ writing skills. Modern technologies
scientist in Taiwan Young states that provide structured opportunities for improving
Internationalisation, communication with other speaking and listening skills of students. It goes
cultures, is important in modern society language without doubt that ICTs are good helpers for learners
teaching. The use of Internet had a positive effect in in order to present and share their ideas more
the sense that learners were able to communicate with effectively and in different ways by the help of
other countries making connections with other various tools of ICTs.
learners. Furthermore, he states that one of the
It is claimed that ICT is as a new tool considered as a
reasons why Internet is to be used in education is
teacher – teaches learners a new language,
because it puts English in an international context
demonstrates and helps the way of learning. ICT is a
[2,19]
tester or examiner that tests students on the already
As it goes without saying that teaching and learning learned structures and a main tool for doing certain
were considered as face to face process and not long tasks, a data source which learners and teachers can
time ago teachers were in the centre, especially in easily get and find necessary information, as well as it
teaching foreign languages. Pupils could not learn the is as a communication tool that provides students to
FL without the help of the teachers. The teacher had communicate with others.
to explain the theme in traditional way and pupils
As it is obvious that ICT as a new tool can change
consolidated previous materials and repeated new
both teachers’ and learners’ roles in the classroom as
vocabulary with their teacher, in order not to mistake
some ages ago teachers were in the center of teaching
while pronouncing sounds and words. However,
and learning process, had a great role in education, he
nowadays as the result of developing ICTs as new
was a knowledge provider, a director and a controller
tools, teachers’ role in the classroom and in teaching
all aspects of learning, however the use of ICT in
process is somehow different. In 21st century,
education brings some changes in teacher roles.
teachers’ role is as a mentor, an observer and a guide
Nowadays teachers are as observers, demonstrators
to knowledge instead of the traditional teacher.
the correct way for learners, cooperators, knowledge
Fitzpatrick writes about teachers as “facilitators” of
navigators, information giver, pupil-manager and give
knowledge and that teachers need to be aware of the
learners more options and responsibilities for their
different ways of using ICT in order to improve
own learning. Students are in the centre of the
learners’ language skills [3, 20].
teaching and learning process.
ICTs are new and essential tools that can support
As it is undoubted, there are number of ICTs’
teachers during lessons. Technologies can improve
components that are considered as vital and necessary
lesson design and help to teachers to run lessons
tools for every field of life and education as well.
interestingly, transform teaching and learning, as well

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One of the most vital components of ICTs is the computers, notebooks, laptops for typing their every
internet, as Moore (2005) argues that the Internet is a day’s plans, storing e-books rather than keeping or
research tool in schools; it is used by the students to handing many books with themselves in every lesson.
find their own information by their own [4,10]. The
Television is one of the major IC technologies and it
internet is the large system of connected computers
is older than other information devices as the radio.
around the world which allows people to share
As there are a lot of programs for learning FL for
information and communicate with each other.
people who want to learn through satellite and
Nowadays most of schools use the Internet
terrestrial television programs. There are not only
extensively for research and gathering ideas, and even
contemporary and authentic programs but also
for interacting directly with other organizations via
potentially culturally rich programs for the language
their websites. The Internet as a new teaching tool has
learners. In Uzbekistan there are about 15 or 20
a great number of advantages and benefits for
channels however only 4 channels have special
teachers and learners, such as the internet is an ocean
programs for language learners, there are debates
of information so we can find any materials in many
about any themes, some teaching language classes,
ways with a fast speed. Learning and teaching
nature and historical programs and teaching kids for
processes are interesting with materials, activities and
children in English. Some cartoons and films are
games which are given from the net. Nowadays news
given in FL for children in order to motivate them for
and information can be changed or updated at any
learning language.
time, with the help of the internet we can easily find
or be aware of them. Nowadays audio devices are mostly used in language
classes in order to enhance pupils’ listening skills.
Computer is a programmable electronic device that
Audio devices as CDs, Web and audiocassette
performs mathematical calculations and logical
recorders are considered as modern and important
operations, especially it can process, store and
tools for improving lessons.
retrieve large amounts of data very quickly, it helps to
manipulate or type texts, graphics, access the internet, “Video (also videotape) is a recording of moving
play games or media. With the invention and pictures and sound that has been made on a long
introduction of the computer, learning and teaching narrow strip of magnetic material inside a rectangular
are not so long and difficult processes for both plastic container, and which can be played on a
teachers and learners. Nowadays teachers utilize special machine so that it can be watched on

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television” (Cambridge Advanced Learner’s of special colorful markers, today interactive
Dictionary 3rd Edition). We can find videos in DVD, whiteboards (IWBs) or electronic boards are invented
cassette, Web, laserdisc, camera. Thanks to modern and it is very easy to draw pupils’ attention to the
technology that moving images and sounds in videos lessons and participate actively as well as engage
can provide language learners with all important more students in the lesson. Interactive whiteboards
elements of verbal and non-verbal communication as are new and useful tools that provide with great
body language, gestures, postures, facial expressions, opportunities such as different kinds of multimedia
proxemics, pronunciation, intonation. Nowadays resources. According to the British Educational
films and video sequences are dubbed in both target Communications and Technology Agency IWBs are
language and mother tongue as well as there are sub- defined as following:
titles and texts in order to understand the meaning of “An interactive whiteboard is a large, touch-sensitive
the given context in the video. Videos can help which is connected to a digital projector and a
learners to improve their language skills as listening computer. The projector displays the image from the
and speaking as well. computer screen on the board. The computer can then
Most of people think that a telephone as a new tool is be controlled by touching the board, either directly or
not so helpful or crucial for language learning, using with a special pen. The potential applications are:
of a telephone is limited in education, it may have using web-based resources in whole-class teaching,
little support to teach learners as for only conference showing video clips to help explain concepts,
calls. However, nowadays modern mobile and smart presenting students’ work to the rest of the classroom,
phones are easily taking places of computers and creating digital flipcharts, manipulating text and
laptops with their universal functions. With the help practicing handwriting, and saving noteson the board
of phones people can do many things not only for future use” [7,1].
speaking on the telephone, face-to-face We can easily use special pen or our finger around a
communication, but also they utilize in order to large touch-sensitive electronic board in order to
looking for words from the electronic dictionaries, move objects on the board.
reading e-books, searching information from the net
and storing important materials and information, Undoubtedly, utilizing IC technologies in education
calculating, taking pictures, listening audio materials, creates new, fun, friendly and effective as well as
watching video materials, films, cartoons and so on. successful teaching and learning environment. There
are numerous components of ICT, however every of
Video conference or conferencing is when two or them has own functions and advantages. ICT tools
more people who are in different parts of the world differ from each other according to its uses. In
can talk, to each other and see each other on teaching and learning English as a foreign language
television screens. “VC can be a tool for improving (EFL) or English as a second language (ESL) ICT is
student outcomes through meeting more needs of the important as breathing.
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