This document discusses the impact of technology on language learning in the classroom. It outlines how a typical classroom has changed from teacher-centered in the 1960s to more student-centered today. It describes both the benefits and pitfalls of implementing technology. The benefits include access to authentic resources, opportunities for communication, and motivating learners. However, there are also risks like internet security, lack of digital literacy and responsibility, and issues of accuracy and plagiarism online. The document concludes that technology should be used to enhance learning rather than replace teachers, and that it can be both helpful and harmful depending on how it is implemented.
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Technology is such an integral part of our lives these days that it is not only much of the time taken for granted, but often it seems we can't even keep up with the latest advances and developments. The aim of this presentation is to deal with some aspects of technology and show what kind of impact has technology had on teaching languages during the last 50 years and find an answer to the question: is technology more our friend than foe in teaching languages ?
Marc Prensky, An American writer and speaker, is best known as the inventor populaizer of the terms “digital native” and “digital immigrant” which he described in his article in 2001.
The Web has changed dramatically this decade. Advancements like Web 2.0, Enterprise 2.0, and Cloud Computing have changed both the technology and the online culture of the modern Internet.