Research Journal of English Language and Literature (RJELAL) A Peer Reviewed (Refereed) International Journal http://www.rjelal.com Vol.2.Issue.4.2014 216 R. ABILASHA & Dr. M. ILANKUMARAN INCARNATION OF ICT IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING R. ABILASHA 1 , Dr. M. ILANKUMARAN 2 * 1 Assistant Professor of English,Noorul Islam University,Kumaracoil, Thuckalay 2 Associate Professor of English,Noorul Islam University,Kumaracoil, Thuckalay. ABSTRACT Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is the fundamental component of today’s technological society. People are eased to accomplish the complicated and sophisticated problem with the aid of technology. The teacher and the taught have to upgrade their soft skills for survival in this high–tech era as technology has perpetuated the field of education on a par with the sector of trade and transaction. Though technology minimizes the role of a teacher to a mere facilitator, it can be used effectively to bridge the lacuna that exists between the conventional and modern methods of teaching as it is an effective tool to enhance both teaching and learning process. The highlight of this article is to deal with the pertinent questions in the field such as how far is the ICT useful in higher education? What is the role of the ICT in teaching English language? What kind of methods and approaches could be used to overcome the students' problems? Can it empower student community? Can it improve their proficiency of learning, especially the engineering students? and so on. Moreover, the study proposes to help the, teacher and student that the role of technology is being used to help them to achieve the objective of education. Key Words: Information and Communication Technology, Competence, Curriculum, English Language Teaching, Tools, Objective, Proficiency, Globalization, Pedagogy. © Copyright KY Publications Language learning is meant not only for imparting knowledge, but also for acquiringthe basic skills of learning. The teacher enables the students to help practicing, developing and sharpening the skills.The language learner is expected to practice and acquire the skills of listening, speaking, reading and then writing with proper grammar and pronunciation. The enhancement of technology makes the methods of teaching keep on changing. Other factors including motivation and inspiration also influence the students to learn a foreign language. The teaching pattern has to get adjusted according to the trends of the present time. The teacher has to infuse innovative methodology with RESEARCH ARTICLE Dr. M. ILANKUMARAN R. ABILASHA Article Info: Article Received:14/12/2014 Revised on: 24/12/2014 Accepted on: 28/12/2014