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Nowadays, ICT is attracting tremendous attention in foreign language teaching and learning asmore educators are using it as a valuable teaching aids.. ICT can enhancelanguage teaching an

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Tên sáng kiến: ICT IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING Tác giả sáng kiến: Nguyễn Thị Nhung – Tổ Văn – Ngoại ngữ

Mã sáng kiến:

Năm học: 2019 – 2020

4 The investor for the study

5 The field applied

6 Date of implementing the study

7 Conditions needed for the implementation of the study

8 Expected benefits for the study

9 List of participants

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I.1 Information and Communication Technology 3

I.1.2 The importance of ICT in language teaching and learning

I.2 Some suggested ICT tools

I.2.1 Lumen5

I.2.2 Mentimenter

I.2.3 Kahoot!

I.2.4 Google Forms

I.2.5 The challenges for the students to learn with these ICT tools

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III A design brief

Conclusion

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1 Rationale

Language learning and teaching is seen as a complicated process To make such acomplexity easier, it is necessary to have well-advanced teaching aids available.The recent and great development of the Internet led to a technological revolution

in all aspects of our life, including language teaching and learning Nowadays, ICT

is attracting tremendous attention in foreign language teaching and learning asmore educators are using it as a valuable teaching aids ICT has its significantimpact on the quality and quantity of teaching-learning process ICT can enhancelanguage teaching and learning through its dynamic, interactive, and engagingcontent; and it can offer real opportunities for individualized instruction.Thanks to technology, the current classroom environment has changed far morethan the previous-traditional one

However, ICT has not been employed effectively in secondary schools in VinhPhuc province in general and in Ngo Gia Tu High School in particular The firstreason is that ICT is quite new to both teachers and learners in our current teachingand learning context Another reason is that most of secondary schools in VinhPhuc province lack modern teaching and learning facilities such as computers,projectors, laptops, tablets, smartphones… that are vital in an ICT classroom.Teachers’ and learners’ limited access to ICT is also a hindrance for ICT to be usedwidely in schools

The research was carried out with a view to analyzing the importance of ICT inlanguage teaching and learning and introducing some ICT tools to the teachers andstudents at Ngo Gia Tu High School and secondary schools in Vinh Phuc province

as well It is hoped that the study can help educators acknowledge the importance

of ICT in language teaching so that it can be used more frequently and effectively

in language classes at schools

2 The study title: ICT in English Language Teaching

3 The author:

- Nguyen Thi Nhung

- Ngo Gia Tu High School

- Mobile phone: 0987483683

- Email: hongnhung22281@gmail.com

4 The investor for the study: The author

5 The field applied: Using technology in teaching English at secondary schools

6 Date of implementing the study: 30 September 2019

7 Conditions needed for the implementation of the study:

- Language classrooms

- Modern language teaching and learning devices

8 Expected benefits from the study:

- Promoting students’ participation and motivation in language learning

- Improving the effectiveness of language lessons

9 List of participants:

- Students from 3 classes 12A3, 12A4, 12A8 at Ngo Gia Tu High School

I Theoretical background

I.1 Information and Communication Technology:

I.1.1 Definition of ICT

ICT stands for Information and Communication Technology It is defined as adifferent set of technological instruments and resources that are used tocommunicate, create, spread and manage information Information andCommunication Technology (ICT) is considered to be one of the fundamentalbuilding blocks of modern society ( Daniels, 2002)

I.1.2 The importance of ICT in language teaching and learning

Having better understanding of ICT and mastering the basic skills and concepts ofICT are now considered to be the first priority in education in many countries Theintroduction of ICT to education has created a new world in which teaching andlearning can be developed In the last two decades the use of ICT has changedthe practices and procedures of nearly all forms of business and governance,including education The use of ICT in education is suitable for more student-centered learning environment The role of ICT in education is becomingincreasingly important with the advent of 4.0 technology, which continues todevelop in the 21st century

ICT includes all types of computer and communication equipment and software forproducing, designing, processing, distributing, interpreting and manipulatinginformation in its different formats Devices such as personal computers, laptops,tablets, mobile phones, transport systems, televisions, and network technologies are

just a few examples of the diverse range of ICT tools These tools can be applied

in various fields of education ICT and language teaching have walked hand inhand for a long time in education, particularly in language teaching and havecontributed as teaching tools in the language and second language classroom

There are the benefits of the use of ICT in language learning:

1 Images can be easily used through ICT in teaching and improving student retentive memory

2 Teachers can easily explain complex instructions through ICT, and ensure understanding for students

3 Teachers can create engaging classrooms through ICT, and make the lessons mo

re fun, which could increase student participation and concentration

4 ICT can speed up the process of language learning by offering additional resources outside the classroom for practice

5 Understanding real life, virtuality reality There is little doubt that language teaches need to concentrate on language use, and ICT makes it easy for us to do so, especially after using the internet as an educational tool Bringing a sense of realityalso helps to make learners less dependent and helps promote their autonomy Ofcourse this has created an intense demand on the teacher to be selective (to tell thetrees from the forest) and to adapt the wide variety of resources at hand to thevariety of students

6 Meaningful learning, through the use of ICT teachers can demonstrate that itprovides the material in real life Students get a clear visualization of the materialbeing taught

7 The teachers will certainly find teaching tips and strategies that may boost andimprove their teaching

Although ICT is very helpful in increasing the learning process, the use of ICT inthe field of language learning also has some drawbacks:

1 Difficult to set up the devices

2 Too expensive to afford

3 Hard for teachers to use ICT resources with little experience

To conclude, the use of ICT into education seems to be a key issue for educators /educational administrators around the world In general, because it can be assumedthat we live with and by technology, it is time to look at ICT as an integral part ofeducation with some limited implications in education Thus, teachers need to usethem as tools in education rather than variables of failure or success in language (orcontent) teaching (Felix, 2005) Of course, ICT can definitely complementtextbooks, but it is so much more than supporting stuff (Oakes & Saunders, 2004)and, obviously, a lot less than the teacher who assumes a facilitating role thatallows students to achieve new degrees and types of literacy (Molebash& Fisher,2003)

However, if teachers are unable to make good use of the ICT tools, the money andtime spent on the ICT is going to be a waste Also, if the educational budget islimited, the first priority may be to look for a cost-effective and high-performanceICT tool Educational ICT tools are not meant to make educators master ICT skillsthemselves but to build a more effective learning environment through ICT

I.2 Some suggested ICT tools

I.2.1 Lumen5

Lumen5 is a video creation platform designed for brands and businesses to producesocial content for driving audience engagements online

I.2.2 Mentimenter

Mentimenter is really useful in this activity It allows for instant feedback becauseeach reply is quickly easily displayed for the teacher to talk about Also, the class

as a whole benefit from seeing the ideas on the board All the students gets to learnabout new bunch of ideas that the participants are typing

I.2.3 Kahoot!

Kahoot! is a game-based learning platform, used as educational technology inschools and other educational institutions Its learning games, "Kahoots", aremultiple-choice quizzes that allow user generation and can be accessed via a webbrowser or the Kahoot app

For teachers

- assign kahoots as homework to make it awesome

- turn learners to leaders: encourage students to create kahoots

- reinforce learning

- save time on correcting assignments (students get instant feedback)

- assess learning progress in real time

For students

- join classroom kahoots

- play quizzes on your own to train your superpowers

- challenge your friends for some competition

- create your own games for fun or as school projects

I.2.4 Google Forms

Google Forms

Google Forms is a free online tool from Google which allows users to create forms,surveys, and quizzes as well as to collaboratively edit and share the forms with

other people Educators can use Google forms to assess their students at thebeginning of the class and gauge pre-existing knowledge Furthermore, Googleforms can be used to give feedback to and receive feedback from students andparents Similarly, students can use Google forms to assess their own learning andset the learning goals as well as to collect data for their research projects.

I.2.5 The challenges for the students to learn with these ICT tools.

When initiating these tools in teaching English in my classes, both my students and

I face some challenges First, it is not easy to set up the devices; some faults fromthe Internet connection is an example Secondly, the lack of the devices such as asmartphone or a computer is also a hindrance Some of my students don’t have amobile phone; sometimes, the computer system is out of order Finally, becauseboth my students and I are lack of experience using ICT tools, it is hard for us tolaunch the teaching and learning activities with these tools

II The description of the design

English 12: Unit 2: URBANISATION - Listening

1 Objectives: The objective of the lesson is that at the end of the lesson:

- Ss can practise listening skills such as listening for gist and for specific

3 Students’ current language proficiency level: Intermediate.

4 ICT tools used in the unit:

4.1 Lumen 5

Lumen5 is used in Warm-up activity The teacher aims to get Ss to know the topic

of the lesson Ss can get the idea authentically The video also stimulates Ss to getready fro the lesson

in the education sector My role is far more complex than just teaching English to

my students I need to encourage interest, build trust and build future leadership I

am thrilled to have a tool that helps me with all of that and more It is exciting tosee these students speeding up their learning and closing their academic gaps Iappreciate opportunities for global and authentic learning, because we are not justhere to close gaps in academic skills

4.4 Google Forms

The teacher uses this tool in while-listening activity Ss listen to the recording andthen do a multiple choice exercise Forms is a convenient technology in theclassroom tool for bringing together information from a large set of individuals anddisplaying that information in a way that makes it easy to use By using GoogleForms, Ss can give their answers in a creative way quickly

III A design brief

ENGLISH 12 (THE NEW TEXTBOOKS)

UNIT 2: URBANISATION LESSON 5: LISTENING

I Objectives:

At the end of the lesson, students will be able to

1 practice listening skills on the topic the advantages and disadvantages of

- T leads Ss to the lesson:

The pros and cons ofurbanization

- Ss discuss the question:

What do you think theeffects of urbanizationare?

- T asks Ss to match thewords with their

- T plays the CD twotimes

- T gets feedback from

SS by asking Ss to takepart in a Kahoot quiz

Ss are allowed to use asmartphone to give theiranswer

- T asks Ss to read theinstruction and thequestions in activity 4

- T asks Ss to guess theanswers

- T plays the CD 2 times

- T asks Ss to give theiranswers by submittingthem on the Googleclassroom

- T asks Ss to read the

(2 mins)

statements in Activity 4again and discuss thequestion: Do you agree

or disagree with them?Give examples tosupport your voice ofview

- T asks Ss to summarizethe listening text

With the assistance of ICT tools which are freely available on the Internet, can make the second language teaching a productive one It becomes advantageous for teaching a foreign language in the hands of creative and knowledgeable language teachers

ELT has now entered the evaluation period in which new inventions enter our to-day activities.The elements mentioned above have an impact on the learning path, especially in English language teaching Thus, it is shown that due to the influx of technologies, ELT has evolved to a greater extent

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