Attitudes of foreign language teachers in Jordanian universities towards applying information and Modern communication in teaching languages
Journal Title: International Journal of Business and Applied Social Science - Year 2017, Vol 3, Issue 10
Abstract
Information and communication technology such as CDs and the Internet is considered as recommended means in supporting education and making it more efficient. It is also recommended in managing teaching activities; especially teaching languages and making them easier. Studies which were done on an international level show that information and communication technology provides a distinct quality to develop students in a suitable environment which builds up knowledge through a great variety of technological programmes. This environment also provides students a rich content of encouragement and development. As a result of the great evolution of information and communication technology and the spread of digital technology in the recent years, teaching has witnessed a great transformation in the forms of spreading knowledge in universities. This has been carried out through creating new educational environment in content and methods of teaching. This will be shown through discussing the most important aspects of teaching, the role of teachers in teaching languages in a modern technological environment, media technology and communication, higher education, distance learning, educational programs, digital education channels, educational technology and teaching strategies. Information and communication technology is defined as a way of electronic means which is stored digitally unlike analogue. It also means the technical aspects of information storage and sending it such as CDs and computer programmes and the final product such as digital videos, boards, sound and art. Consequently, digital media has become the most common media that is used in expressing humankind because it deals with specific details as it uses the most modern and precise equipment, for example the Internet. This research applies the descriptive method and the researcher uses the questionnaire as a researching aid. The sample study will be 200 teachers from different public and private universities. The practical aspect of the research will be applied, if being accepted in the conference, during the summer course (1/7/2017-1/9/2017).T he researcher predicts the attitudes of foreign language teachers in Jordanian universities towards applying information and modern communication in teaching languages positive.
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Abul Razzaq Al-Dulaimi
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