Journal of English Language Teaching

ELT and ICT Interface: Challenges for the Teachers

Sanjiv Kumar Choudhary

Associate Professor, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences. BITS Pilani

Rajini Singh

Research Scholar, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences. BITS Pilani

Keywords: ICT, Teacher Education

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Abstract

Education system around the world is in favor of using Information and Communication Technology (ICT) for universalizing education, improving the outreach of quality education and also making classroom teaching interesting and effective. The advent of new technology in education and information technology at large has added a new dimension to teaching and learning in the classroom in general and English language teaching in particular and as a consequence poses new challenges for a teacher. These new challenges address issues of integrating ICT in teacher education and effective use of ICT in classroom teaching. Though ICT is being used at the tertiary level, especially in teaching of science and technology and engineering subjects, it is yet to be fully integrated in school education system as needed. This study attempts to trace challenges faced by the teachers in the classroom teaching and also tries to trace the status of integration of ICT in teacher education. The study suggests that the need for the use of technology in teacher training programme is essential and needs to be implemented properly.

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