“Language is to the mind more than light is to the eye.” William Gibson
As human beings we all can agree to the fact that language is a fundamental source of communication. To share our ideas and thoughts with others we depend on language. It is said that the only thing that separates us from animals and makes us human is language.
English is one of the most frequently spoken languages in the world. While it is taught as a second language in numerous countries it is the primary language of 71 countries including America and the UK. Learning English Language has become so imperative that without the knowledge of it one cannot expect to be at top of ladder.
ROLE OF TECHNOLOGY
Technology has pervaded in every manner, the way we work, learn and
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Let us understand how easy it becomes to master the English Language Skills with the help of technology. There are various benefits technology has accustomed which are mentioned below:
1. Learn from anywhere:
Technology gives an opportunity of learning from a distant place. Students are not required attend the classroom. Through e-learning software, audios and videos students can learn English online from anywhere. There are various courses available online that help students to expand their knowledge. Especially English course online is known to be the most common course to opt for.
2. Simple Access to English Learning:
English Language is accessible through resources like e-books, digital libraries, educational games, educational videos and instructions, tutorials and much more. Linguasoft Edutech is an example of the software designed with up to date technology in which English Learners can easily master the language skills. Games, exercises and evaluation help a student to learn English very
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Benefits Individual Learning:
Many learners have a problem learning with others in fact more than 60% students demand personal attention. On top of that many students prefer learning on their own as it helps them to understand the language in a better way. Every student is different and every student needs a personal teacher which fortunately technology has provided. Linguasoft Edutech acts as that personal teacher. It helps you to find out where exactly the improvement is required. You can learn English anytime anywhere through Linguasoft Edutech and can enjoy personal attention. 6. Questioning made easy:
Technology has improved the ability of students as they are not afraid of asking questions anymore. While they are learning they can rewind, question and understand the topic as many times as they desire. Technology has given each one of us a teacher that never gets irritated by repeated questions so it has been found out that students have improved their learning skills in better way. Linguasoft Edutech helps student to take tests and clear doubts as and when required. Unless you do not feel you have understood a topic properly you are not asked to move
We can definitely agree that technology has done a great job in helping language learning, but this is just the beginning of the age of technology-enhanced education. In the future, wireless networks, video-conferencing and other multimedia-enhanced communication
In the graphic feature, “What is Language?” it says, “Language is more than talking and hearing. It is what we share when we do things together. It is how we create common ground. It is how we collect shared meanings.” For Instance, language is how we share ideas and act upon them. Just think that you see a cat in a tree and it can’t get down. Then, you go and tell a figure in charge and everyone helps get the cat down. When there is trouble or some important information that you need to tell someone you need to use all four steps of language to get what is needed to be
Throughout the course of humanity, humans have used language to communicate with one another. It is an important way to communicate and socialize with others. With language, there are at times, discrepancy between the communicator and communicate.
Language is a part of our everyday lives, and we can describe the meaning of language in many ways. As suggested in Gee and Hayes (2011, p.6 ) people can view language as something in our minds or something existing in our world in the form of speech, audio recordings, and writings or we can view language as a way of communicating with a group of people. Language can be used to express our emotions, make sense of our mental and abstract thoughts and assists us in communicating with others around us. Language is of vital importance for children to enable them to succeed in school and everyday life. Everyone uses both oral and written language. Language developed as a common ability amongst human beings with the change
Teaching students a language that is foreign can really be challenging for students as well as for the teachers. The dynamic rule for implementing instructing in a diverse class to English-learners is to use resourceful life skills such as diligence, hard work and patience. There are also methods that are involved in teaching English as a second language that can be creative for the teacher, yet beneficial to the student. First building a strong foundation that is essential to English learners will promote the language acquisition process. To do this teacher’s should always start with preparation. Advance preparation is essential in order to provide necessary adaptations in content area instruction and to make content information accessible for second language lear...
Experiencing those days where people would laugh at other for the broken English; the grammar and pronunciation are the toughest parts of the language. People with English as a second language always stumble upon difficulties; however, the determination of learning a new language do not decrease easily as the motivation is still surrounding one’s mind. Today, English has become an international communication; even the teaching and learning of the language has already spread throughout the world. English is known as one of the most common use language and has been offering classes everywhere for years especially around Asia; additionally, the world common language has now become the number one language uses in every fields of career that is being offer everywhere. Non-American students should be required to take English class as a second language in school
Wright, Ch., (1992), The Benefits of ESP, Cambridge Language Consultants, viewed on 11th May, 2011, http://www.camlang.com/art001.htm.
English as a foreign language is relatively an easy language to learn. It is simple and quick for most learners to reach intermediate level, as the basic grammatical structures are direct, and the vocabulary is simple and often has traces in students’ first languages and this is one of the reasons why English has become popular language and extended to be a common language among most countries all over the world. However, when students move to a higher level, it becomes quite difficult. Hinofotis and Baily (1980, pp. 124-125) notes that “up to a certain proficiency standard, the fault which most severely impairs the communication process in EFL/ESL learners is pronunciation”, not vocabulary or grammar.
In conclusion, technology has changed education for the better allowing access to unlimited resources, distance learning and broadening the means of communication. Technology creates a more encouraging environment and stimulates students to engage in something they may be familiar with. Technology has allowed people to know more and to collaborate with each other. Students have a great range of technologies which strengthens the relationship between knowledge and students. The technology used today throughout the world will only strengthen and advance the 21st century education system. With unlimited resources, students can take advantage of their learning and gain the most from it. Integrating technology into education promotes a better learning community.
Technology, either in form or gadgets in form of media or internet, if used properly can make big differences to make education learning far better than its current standards. Technology helps you in making things easier; everything is under your finger tips. It saves your time, you can more in less time, a finish a book you need hours or may be days, search the same thing on internet you fin results in just a fraction of second.
English language has been rated as one of the most important international languages nowadays. It has been found at primary levels around the world. Teaching English as a foreign language is not an easy task and need a lot of hard work, especially for young learners. However, starting earlier is not the solution for producing better English speakers. EFL teachers of young learners have to follow some strategies and techniques to understand and teach young learners better. YL Students who aged 5-12 can not spend two or three hours sitting on chairs and listening to teachers lectures as adults do. They lose interest more quickly and less able to keep motivated on tasks for long time because these students have short attention spans and are easily distracted. YL Students will be usually learning very basic material but a skillful teacher has to design creative lessons that get students attention and participation during the class, such as moving around and speaking with one another. Interacting with each other improves their communication skills and even building confidence in using the language. In addition, young learners are generally very enthusiastic at this level about songs and games. In order to encourage everyone to participate, it is important to include your sessions with different types of songs and active games to make the lessons relaxed and fun. The teacher should be able to create different activities to encourage and activate students that everyone can enjoy learning in.
If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his own language that goes to his heart.” ‒ Nelson Mandela. Since the 1960’s learning a second language has decreased by 30 percent in today’s society. People who wish to learn an additional language often do so to communicate with people who reside in different countries. With an increase in today’s globalization, it is forcing companies throughout the world to break the language barrier. However, with the advancement of technology, numerous citizens find it unnecessary to learn another language, as a translation is at the tip of their fingers. The methods of learning a foreign language can differentiate between people. Nevertheless it has been
There are many advantages to online learning, it affects the way people can learn. According to “Effects of Technology on Classrooms and Students”, “students have a greater willingness to write or work on computational skills”. “They say student like the immediate results of having online learning.” Another advantage is that students can learn at their own pace. With learning at their own pace they will be able to actually know the information well. If, they are in a regular classroom setting they may no...
It can be seen that English has become a global language, which is determined by lots of factors like history, culture and daily usefulness. Because of these factors, the number of people who speak English is still increasing now. English, as a significant part of social life gradually exerted profound impacts on education, job hunting and international communication. Also, it provides the whole world with a chance to share ideas and communicate freely. We are quite curious to see the further development of English as a lingua franca in the
Over the years English inarguably has reached a status of a global language and commonly is characterized as a lingua franca. It has become the language that is spoken by millions of people all over the world; as the mother tongue, as the language used for international communication and as the language learned in the millions of schools.