THE IMPORTANCE OF ICT IN MODERN LANGUAGE LEARNING

Abstract

ICT (Information and Communication Technology) has become a significant domain of learning in the field of teaching and learning. Recently, educators have shown overwhelming interest in incorporating computers and Internet to improve the effectiveness of education at informal and formal levels of Education. ICT with its numerous tools has immense potential in the field of English Language Teaching (ELT) in terms of facilitating the teaching and learning of listening, speaking, reading and writing skills. The article summarizes some of the merits and the demerits of the use of ICT tools, and the concept of using ICT in ELT based on the researcher`s review of recent studies. It also highlights the findings from the researcher`s own study on the effectiveness of the application of ICT tools on the EFL (English as Foreign Language) writing performance of Uzbekistan EFL learners.