THE IMPORTANCE OF DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES IN TEACHING FOREIGN LANGUAGES.

Abstract

As 21st century is the globalization and developing age, we cannot imagine every field of our life without technology. Using technology in class and after class has become the most important part of the learning and teaching process. Teachers use them to adopt classroom activities and attract the students’ attention, thus increase language learning process. As Craig R. Barrett mentions “With the help of technology teachers will be leaders in the transformation of education around the world”.

We  have a lot of choice to choose from the world of technology in language teaching and learning .We can mention computers, TV, phone, language laboratory, Internet, e-mail, CD rom as the most effective ones. Moreover Mobile applications also give great advantage in the process of learning and teaching.

In the field of education the technological development open a new page, I mean today traditional methods of teaching are not giving good impact on the learners. Teaching  with technology become the source of motivating students and a tool for motivating students to be innovative.  This study focuses on the using new technologies in learning and teaching language and in this article I inform you about types of technologies, how to use them to improve language skills, advantages of technology and the effectiveness  of mobile apps in learning and teaching.