The computer is in the learners' hands: are we preparing our teacher-trainees enough for the digital age?
Today we live in the age of the computer and there are growing demands on almost everyone, regardless of his/her profession, to become technologically literate; language teachers are no exception. There has been an explosion of interest in using the computer in the langua...
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Language: | English |
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Penerbit UTM Press
2009
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Online Access: | http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/14790/1/FatimahPuteh2009_TheComputerisintheLearners%27HandsAreWePreparingOurTeacher.pdf http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/14790/ |
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Summary: | Today we live in the age of the computer and there are growing
demands on almost everyone, regardless of his/her profession, to
become technologically literate; language teachers are no exception.
There has been an explosion of interest in using the computer in the
language teaching and learning classrooms in recent years especially
with the multitude of resources available and the promise of the
technology as a communication tool that can bring together language
teachers and learners from across the globe. Just one or two decades
ago, it was not a common sight to see a computer in use in a language
learning classroom as it was the concern and interest of only a small
number of specialists. Today however, with the advent of multimedia
computing and the Internet, the role that a computer plays in language
instruction has now become an important issue confronting large
number of language teachers throughout the world. The question is
whether or not these teachers have been equipped and trained enough
to adopt the technology in their language teaching and learning
classrooms. For an experienced teacher, the main problem faced by
them may only be learning about the technology and how best to
integrate the technology in his/ her classroom. But for teachers new in
the profession, adopting a computer in their classroom teaching could
pose a big challenge to them as not only are they lacking in teaching experience, now they are confronted with yet another challenge, that
is integrating the technology in their language teaching and learning
classroom. |
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