The Use of Educational Technology in EFL Teaching and Learning : Case Study of Second Year Students at Tlemcen University

Abstract

Teaching a foreign language is not an easy task. In the past, EFL teachers depended only on the use of traditional methods. With the technological development, educational technology is used in the field of EFL teaching and learning. Therefore, new teaching and learning methods have been introduced. Nowadays, the use of educational technology plays an important role in education because it provides several technological tools that can make the learning and the teaching process more effective. The use of educational technology has got a significant place in EFL teaching and learning. In fact, there are different points of view concerning its effect on the teachers’ role and the learners’ level. Thus, the present research work is an attempt to describe the role of educational technology in EFL teaching and learning. First, it seeks to distinguish between traditional and modern education. In addition, it tries to find out the technological tools that teachers and students use and describes how it can facilitate the learning and the teaching process.