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technology by the teacher shows that they are walking hand in hand with academic
development and are receiving recognition from students.
1.1. - Use of Technology in Teaching English
As the use of English has increased in popularity so has the need for qualified teachers to
instruct students in the language. It is true that there are teachers who use ‘cutting edge’
technology, but the majority of teachers still teach in the traditional manner. None of these
traditional manners are bad or damaging the students. In fact, till date they are proving to
be useful also. However, there are many more opportunities for students to gain
confidence practice and extend themselves, especially for ESL students who learn the
language for more than just fun. For them to keep pace with ELT and gain more
confidence they have to stride into the world of multimedia technology.
1.2 The Growth of ELT through Technology
21 st century is the age of globalization and is important to grasp on various foreign
languages and English language comes first. English Language Teaching has been with
us for many years and its significance continues to grow, fuelled, partially by the Internet.
Graddol’s study (2000) suggests that in the year 2000 there were about a billion English
learners- but a decade later the numbers doubled. The forecast points to a surge in English
learning, which has peaked in 2010. The same study indicates that over 80% of
information stored on the internet is in English. For the first time there are more Non-
Native than Native users of the language and diversity of context in terms of learners,
age, nationality, learning background etcetera has become a defining characteristic of
ELT today.
1.3. - Improving Teaching Effect
Multimedia teachings enrich teaching content and make the best of class time and break
the “teachercentered” teaching pattern and fundamentally improve class efficiency. Due
to large classes it is difficult for the students to have speaking communication. The
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