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Technology Assisted English Language
Maia Gurgenidze
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DOI:10.17265/2159-5836/2018.08.015
Iv. Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Tbilisi, Georgia
This article is about computer/software assisted English language learning. The aim of this article is to provide an overview on what new technologies are in the world in this direction and what kind of benefits it could have if implemented in Georgia. It will argue that incorporating existing and creating new technologies in English language teaching is of crucial importance for developing English language teaching and learning. Firstly, this article will discuss the process of learning a language, where the importance of some aspects/activities will be highlighted. Secondly, the way new technologies support/make it easier to happen in the classroom environment, will be analyzed. This part will also show technologies that concenrate on aiding teaching another language, that could be useful for English language teaching as well. Thirdly, the benefits of bringing these new technologies, that this article will talk about, to Georgian classrooms, will be discussed.
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