INVESTIGATING THE USE OF ICT IN SECOND LANGUAGE LEARNING AT UNIVERSITY LEVEL, ASSESSING ITS EFFECTIVENESS IN DEVELOPING ESSENTIAL LANGUAGE SKILLS LISTENING, SPEAKING, READING, AND WRITING

Abstract

Technology become the “wings” that will allow the educational world today farther and faster ever before- if we will allow it”.(Jenny Arledge). There is various published studies explains the attitude of teachers and students towards usage of ICT in learning English language. Information communication technology (ICT) paly very important role in language education, specifically in English teaching and learning; nevertheless, limited research has been conducted to examine the use of ICT in terms of frequency of use, purpose, perceptions and expectation among the learners of English Department. Thus, the goal of this study to address the research problem. The research used a convenience sample of 40 English major students who were invited to respond to the questionnaire survey. Number of them showed their positive attitude towards the usage of ICT  in English language teaching or learning. This study also focuses on the incorporation of  ICT in helping enhance four basic language skills. Which are listening , speaking , reading , writing and basic areas of language teaching include grammar and vocabulary which helps Lerner’s acquire efficiency in the language.