Publisher's Synopsis
Language is the echo of human life which describes the life of human. Language speaks man's personality. In every aspect of human life, Science, Information, Technology is playing a vital role. Even in the field of education the technological developments have started a new page. Traditional methods of teaching are not showing great impact on the learners. Technology has become a tool for making the learners innovative and also became a source for motivating the learners towards learning. It is the cosmic medium like imparting the common information society. English and ICT have become essential tools for a number of non-datum and emotions of everyday life. English language has become a global language because of its numerous functions and preferences over several other languages over the globe. English has become the window to the world. Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) play a major role in creating a new and improved model of teaching and learning. In the context of the global exchange the role of ICT has become inevitable in the 21st century. The use of ICT has become essential in every day classroom teaching and learning. Its use gives a chance to teachers as well as students to increase the quality of education and meet the requirements set by the coeval knowledge society. ICT has become essential tool for educational change and reform. This 1st volume of Encyclopaedia of Improving Literacy with ICT: Ideas and Resources for Teaching brings together latest studies and reviews which examine the advantages of integrating ICT in language education in general and English as a Second Language (ESL) teaching and learning in particular. However, there is a need for more studies on the disadvantages of using ICT in language education. This study aims to identify both advantages and disadvantages of using ICT in teaching ESL reading and writing. There are many ways to involve ICT in language teaching and this volume contains studies that deal with how to use ICT within the teaching of English grammar.
