The Use Of Technology For Teaching - 1374 Words

â€Å"The use of technology for teaching has become an integral part of successful learning and teaching languages in many parts of the world† (Abukhattala 262). Despite natural human capability to learn a native language, it is immensely difficult to obtain fluency in a second language. For this reason, countries around the world have started utilizing technology to facilitate learning. For children in Libya, English is viewed as a prerequisite to being successful in both career and personal life. Technology enabled the students to surpass the traditional, and inefficient, means of learning English as a second language. â€Å"[The] practice involves a heavy emphasis on grammatical rules, vocabulary memorization and translation of (mostly†¦show more content†¦However, these means were very counterintuitive because they did not successfully facilitate learning. There was a great need for an effective method to learn and teach second languages, but it was nearly imposs ible to integrate a culture and language of one area into another successfully. The geographical distance between people of different nationalities made communication impossible, and no universally applicable teaching tool existed for students around the world to learn the same language. As English began to dominate the business, economic, and social sector of the world, learning the language was absolutely required for people of developing countries. Learning languages can also be necessary for people moving to another country, for the general preservation of culture within smaller indigenous peoples, and for the participation in linguistics in general. The emergence of technology has had a significant effect on learning languages in multiple facets. It solves for all the difficulties present in commonplace learning, both in formal and informal environments. Computers and the Internet have allowed for increased universal access to learning materials that are comprehensive and origi nal that can be utilized around the world. In this way, technology has created an unprecedented way of achieving second language acquisition. Numerous case studies have