LANGUAGE IN INDIA

Strength for Today and Bright Hope for Tomorrow

Volume 22:11 November 2022
ISSN 1930-2940

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Digital Technologies as an Integral Part of the Process of
Language Teaching and Learning

Elitsa Stoichkova, M.A.

Abstract

The present article discusses digital technologies as an integral part of the process of language teaching and learning from the students’ perspective. In order to achieve the aim of the study we conducted an online survey. The prevailing part of the survey takers viewed digital technologies as an integral part of the language learning process (58,6%). Very few of the respondents considered digital technologies as a dispensable part of the process of language acquisition (9%). In the context of the “new normal”, requiring constant changes in all areas of life, despite the challenges we all faced, e-learning was an opportunity in disguise rather than a daunting task. Firstly, it was the only way to fulfill the educational needs of language learners at tertiary level. Furthermore, it facilitated the development of soft skills such as responsibility, decisiveness, and self-motivation, the main drivers of students’ performance and success.

Keywords: digital technologies, students, language acquisition, e-learning, education

Background

Digitalization has affected all fields of life including education and has become a distinctive feature of the contemporary reality. The rapid development of computer technologies results into their implementation into the learning environment. The educational setting of language acquisition and teaching has also changed over the years. In the past, the only tools of the language teacher were the chalk, the blackboard, the textbook and learners’ curiosity. Nowadays, both teachers and learners take advantage of interactive whiteboards, E-textbooks in a completely different learning environment where the roles of the teacher and the learner have changed.

Self-education and self-development are achieved through information technologies, which are the optimal means for attracting learners’ interest and have become an integral part of the educational process. Moreover, to enhance learner autonomy, language teachers can create collaborative atmosphere, promote a life-long learning habit, and encourage peer- or self- assessment. The educational process itself has a multifaceted nature, which is in line with the diversity of language teachers and learners.

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Elitsa Stoichkova, M.A.
Medical University “Prof. Dr. Paraskev Stoyanov”-Varna, Shumen Affiliate
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