Advantages And Disadvantages Of Using Technology In Second Language Education

NAME: ROWENA P. NOJA SECTION: BEE-III

DR.CONCEPCION G. BELZA

CRITICAL REVIEW

The Advantages of Using Technology in Second Language Education

SUMMARY:

Web-based writing instruction has proved to be an important factor in enhancing the writing quality of low-ability English as foreign language (EFL) students. In a study designed to examine the effectiveness of Web-based instruction in the writing of freshman EFL students, Al-Jarf (2004) found that the use of Web-based lessons as a supplement to traditional in-class writing instruction was significantly more effective than teaching which depended on the textbook alone.

Analysing Advantages and Disadvantages

ADVANTAGES

-The first advantage of using new technology in language classrooms can be interpreted in light of the changing goals of language education and the shifting conditions in our post-industrial society (Warschauer and Meskill 2000).

-Technology integration in foreign language teaching demonstrates the shift in educational paradigms from a behavioural to a constructivist learning approach.

DISADVANTAGES

-Objectionable materials, predators, copyright violations and plagiarism, viruses and hacking, netiquette behaviour, and privacy issues.

-Start-up costs, which include hardware, software, staffing and training, are expensive.

-Spending too much time on computers is considered harmful to a child 's development of relationships and social skills (Roblyer 2003).

REVIEW:

The advent of modern technology