Technology in Language Teaching

Nowadays use of technology help us to communicate easily and faster than in the past. So, we need to make use of it to achieve our goals. Almost all population use cellphones, laptops, computers, etc. these tools could help us to learn a new language, even how to play a guitar, how to cook or anything that we want. But I´m going to talk about learning a new language, using technology and some benefits about it.

>>> Interaction between teachers and students
Technology helps all the participants in the learning to keep in touch. Some teachers provide some information by e-mail, or using platforms online to practice. It´s very helpful for students when they have doubts because they can use internet or ask directly to their teachers about it.

>>> Develop of skills
As learners we know that not everybody learn in the same way like us. There are audio-visual leraners, audio learners, visual learners, people who learn by writing, people who need to speak to understand, and so on. All these kind of learners are different so, teachers need to have in mind in order to help them. Use of techonology benefits to learners because they can interact with different exercices, like audios, readings, games, etc. Use of technology is an advantage to teachers and learners because the attention is focus on the learning language and the materials for students.

 >>>Apps
There are many apps that everybody can download and start to use it in order to learn a new language. Exist free apps and you don´t need to pay for it, so you can improve the level of your target language. The important point about use an app to learn a language is that you should be a constant person, determined and motivated to achieve your goals.

    Here there are some examples to help you to improve your level of language. These can use it for teachers and learners:

- Lyrics songs: To improve your pronuntiation and stress.
- Movies and series: To acquire vocabulary, structures, idioms and slangs.
- Records: To improve fluency speech and self-assessment.