Use of Ict for Learning the English Language

Abstract

Nowadays we face a totally globalized world, the system of teaching and learning of the English language still important faces challenges that require be attendant for the actors involved in this educational process; to strengthen this activity, the Technologies of the Information and Communication and the social networks have had a significate influence to motive the learning of a second language, because allow a better critical handling of the information that has available. In such a way that from the previous thing it was proposed to realize a study to know the problematic that the students of the race of International Business have when learning and to use technological tools adapted for the learning of the English language. This research was carried out under a quantitative methodology, descriptive, not experimental and transversal character; it designs an instrument ad hoc that was applied to the 74% of the students of the career of International Business of a Mexican university, who were studying third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth semester. For the interpretation of the results were realized correlations of data and was utilized the T of Student with the crossed boards to find differences between the opinion of the respondents. The results show that, the students with higher age consider that use the ICT and study out of the classroom help and motive the learning of the English language; for its part the 53% opine the they would like to practice the learned in class through electronic games; the 96% prefer watch movies, to the 87% like utilize audios and the 69% prefer utilize social networks and platforms. The above shows a tendency on the part of the students in the use of the technologies, it points out that receive classes in a physical classroom it doesn't always motivate them to learn English, nevertheless, they insure.

The Correlation between EFL Students' Use of ICT Level and Their Autonomous Learning Level

“…Students take control of their learning process and have more access to further information that cannot be controlled by their teachers when using technology (Gilakjani & Sabouri, 2013). In addition, students who are concerned about learning a second language through ICT as a tool can be reinforced with the skill developments of listening, understanding, reading, and writing in English (Gómez, Alcántar, Torres, Montes, & Padilla, 2018). Another thing is that their assignments mostly require ICT to be done.…”