Advances in Computer Science and Information Technology (ACSIT)
p-ISSN: 2393-9907; e-ISSN: 2393-9915; Volume 4, Issue 1; January-March, 2017, pp. 5-9
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Technology Integrated English Language
Learning: A Case Study
Pooja Gupta
1
and Shalini Vohra
2
1
UPES
2
(SS), UPES
E-mail:
1
poojagupta@ddn.upes.ac.in,
2
shalinivohra@ddn.upes.ac.in
Abstract—The scenario of teaching and learning has been
witnessing continuous changes in last two decades. The phrase “e-
Learning” or “Technology in Education” has become the buzz word
in every educational environment. Education is now becoming
interesting and easy with the advent of new trends in teaching and
learning practices. Technology integrated English Language
learning provides a support system that could help in transacting the
English Curriculum with ease. In the past, no productive, creative
and constructive activity was given to the learners to develop the four
language skills. These new trends have given way to the productive
skills of learners and lead to the all-round development of the
students by providing in a communicative situation where teachers
and learners are not only involved in an interaction but also primes
to better understanding and a sense of wholeness through creative
thinking.
The present paper is comparative analysis between technologies as a
tool of learning English as a subject verses traditional way of
learning English among the technical students. A report is prepared
to showcase the survey conducted among the technical students in
order to get an insight into their learning abilities and subsequently
how this survey could pave a path for the teachers to adopt best
teaching practices in classrooms and labs.
(LSRW=Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing)
Keywords: e-learning, communication, LSRW, technology, English
curriculum.
1. INTRODUCTION
English is an advance language and universally prominent for
its command of expression and varied literature. For a native
learner, it is easy to learn their language. However, the
students of other languages need many efforts to learn a
foreign language. The learners in India also face such
problems because English is not their mother-tongue. They
have to put lots of constant efforts for learning English as a
foreign language. To solve these problems, a systematic
approach is to be followed, and teachers should aim to teach
the English language as a skill. For creating awareness and
appreciating the language activities, Teachers have to work on
the creative approach which supports students to boost their
confidence in all spheres of life. This new approach will not
only increase the standard of learning in the classroom but
also discards the image of teacher as merely a subjective
distributer of all knowledge. Technology integrated English
Language learning provides a support system that could help
in transacting the English Curriculum with ease. In the past,
no productive, creative and constructive activity was given to
the learners to develop the four language skills. These new
trends have given way to the productive skills of learners and
lead to the all-round development of the students by providing
in a communicative situation where teachers and learners are
not only involved in an interaction but also primes to better
understanding and a sense of wholeness through creative
thinking.
With the advent of technology and science in the process of
teaching and learning, the terms ‘blended learning’, ‘hybrid
learning’ and ‘online learning’ has become a buzz of this era.
This technology integrated teaching-learning has made the
process handier and learning oriented. Though the traditional
methods are no less efficient in terms of knowledge platform
but the incorporation of technology has made the job of
teachers more approachable to the students. The biggest
advantage of this online learning is that it is much more
flexible, adaptable and learning-oriented. According to the
book, ‘Blended Learning in English Language Teaching:
Course Design and Implementation’ edited by Brian
Tomlinson and Claire Whittaker the term blended learning
originated in the business world in connection with corporate
training (Sharma and Barrett, 2007), then was employed in
higher education (MacDonald, 2006) and lastly it appeared in
language teaching and learning.
2. LITERATURE REVIEW:
Over the past two decades, the use of technology for learning
foreign language has been expanded promptly. It has been
reported that the advent of new technology has a positive
influence on both learners and teachers (Mansor 2001).
Researchers (Friggard 2002; Miner 2004; Timucin 2006) have
demonstrated that technology boosts the development of
teaching methods as well as students’ knowledge (Mohammad