TECHNOLOGICAL TOOLS FOR ENHANCING EFFECTIVENESS IN TEACHING OF ENGLISH

Abstract

With the rapid spread of English across the world, English is being learned by more and more people. At present, the onset of technology has dramatically changed the old styles of teaching English. With the emergence of the phenomenon called Globalization which is closely interrelated with science and technology, education field has also been affected greatly. Technology offers a lot of options to make English teaching method more interesting and easier. The modern technological tools help students to get involved and learn the English language according to their interest.

In recent years English Language Teaching has witnessed a rapid growth, fuelled, partially by Internet and other technological tools. In 2000 there were about a billion English learners but ten years later the number doubled. Notably, over 80% of the information stored in internet is in English. At present there are more Non-Natives than Natives using the English language. The phenomenal development of science and technology has enabled the application of Technologies in teaching English, too. Audio, visual, animation effects and other tools come into full play while teaching English. New technologies have set a favorable platform for exploring, teaching and learning English. It is significant for language teachers to be aware of the latest and best technologies and their tools and to acquire full knowledge of what is available in the field of science and technology. Teachers can make use of Technological tools to make teaching more interesting, colorful, stimulating and lively.