Abstract
Information and communication technology (ICT) in education is thought to be able to create productive learning environments. ICT use in education has the potential to improve learning, teaching, and performance. Students' language skills, learning engagement, and success in language acquisition have all improved as a result of the use of ICT-enabled English teaching environments. The benefits include improving student performance on written class assessments, boosting motivation to encourage independent learning, critical thinking skills, and creativity, establishing interaction, improving communication, and promoting research and cooperative learning in language classes. Providing teachers with appropriate, pertinent, and accessible professional development activities to satisfy their ICT needs and assist them in better understanding in the twenty-first century is essential. Language teachers should be aware that their capacity to effectively adopt and utilise e-learning materials depends not only on their familiarity with such resources, but also on their motivational beliefs, perceptions, and learning practices.
TopICT was first included into educational systems around the globe on the basis that students needed to learn how to use ICT tools properly. However, in the twenty-first century, the emphasis has switched to incorporating ICT into teaching and learning (Kolobe & Mihai, 2021). The World Wide Web, interactive video, the Internet, and other electronic resources are all accessible thanks to ICT integration in the curriculum. These ICT technologies can assist students in developing their language skills, connecting with and interacting with language users, and expanding their knowledge of various cultural norms, values, and modern lifestyles in nations where English is spoken either as a first language or as a second language. ICT-assisted instruction is thought to make the EFL classroom more lively and interactive (Azmi, 2017).
Key Terms in this Chapter
Information and Communication Technology (ICT): Information and Communication Technology and refers to the combination of manufacturing and services industries that capture, transmit and display data and information electronically.
Integrating ICT: A process of using any ICT (including information resources on the web, multimedia programs in CD-ROMs, learning objects, or other tools) to enhance student learning.
Multilingualism: Knowledge of more languages than a native language.
ICT technologies: Software applications and operating systems; web-based information and applications such as distance learning; telephones and other telecommunications products; video equipment and multimedia products that may be distributed on videotapes, CDs, DVDs, email, or the World Wide Web.
Digitally Transformed Education World: Digitalizing processes and products to improve the teaching and learning experience for everyone involved.
Professional Development: Professional development includes all types of learning opportunities like academic degrees, conferences and non-formal learning opportunities.
ICT-enabled English teaching environments: ICT-enabled English teaching environments