AWERProcedia Information Technology & Computer Science 2 (2012) 180-185 2 nd World Conference on Innovation and Computer Sciences 2012 Impact of ICT on foreign language learning Blanka Frydrychova Klimova* University of Hradec Kralove, Faculty of Informatics and Management, Rokitanskeho 62, Hradec Kralove, 500 03, Czech Republic Abstract Modern information and communication technologies (ICT) have penetrated all spheres of human activities including education. Moreover, at present ICT have undoubtedly become an indispensable part of everyday learning. Much has been also written about their use in a learning process (see [1], [2], [3] or [4]). But do they really have a positive impact on learning, in this case on the learning of foreign languages? Can the learning of foreign languages be enhanced with the help of modern information and communication technologies? If yes, in what ways? What is the golden mean of using them in learning in order not to become a passive learner only? What is the teacher’s aŶd studeŶt’s role in such a process? What makes students’ learŶiŶg more effective and challenging? These are the key issues which are going to be discussed in the article. Keywords: ICT, foreign language learning,blended learning, roles; Selection and/or peer review under responsibility of Prof. Dr. Dogan Ibrahim. ©ϮϬϭ2 Academic World Education & Research Center. All rights reserved. 1. Introduction Modern information and communication technologies (ICT) have penetrated all spheres of human activities including education. Moreover, at present ICT have become an integral part of everyday learning. Obviously, new methodological approaches have to be employed into teaching in order to use ICT purposelLJ aŶd effeĐtiǀelLJ. SiŶĐe the eŶd of ϭϵϳϬ’s aŶd the ďegiŶŶiŶg of ϭϵϴϬ’s a communicative approach has been the most popular method in the teaching of foreign languages. In ϭϵϵϬ’s ǁith the arrival of new technologies and consequently, with a much faster acquisition of knowledge, teachers started to look for more suitaďle ŵethods to edžploit ďoth studeŶt’s laŶguage ADDRESS FOR CORRESPONDENCE: Blanka Frydrychova Klimova, University of Hradec Kralove, Faculty of Informatics and Management, Rokitanskeho 62, Hradec Kralove, 500 03, Czech Republic E-mail address: blanka.klimova@uhk.cz / Tel.: +42049333230