The introduction of host potatoeas as an assessment device in the secondary school : the case of el gor secondary school pupils

Abstract

globalization and technological changes touched every part of our life, the use of the information and communication technologies in language learning becomes a necessity. In the occidental society, this, indeed, is a reality and the ICT use, therefore, becomes part and parcel of modern English Language Learning. Schools and universities, Consequently, introduce the ICTs in their programs and try to gain advantage of them to the highest extent. This research is an attempt to find answers to the subject matter and to show how we can introduce the ICTs, particularly, "Hot Potatoes" as an assessment device in the Algerian educational system and what the link between the use of its activities and the development of learners autonomy is. This Memoir will be divided into two chapters. In the first one, i will deal with the different theoretical aspects of the ICTs use in the English Language Learning. After that, the second chapter will deal with the experiment made with a Secondary School third year group of pupils. This experiment consists of solving Baccalaureate exams that have been realized by "Hot Potatoes" device. Throughout this research, findings were , really, interesting in the sense that learners have adopted, quickly, the ICT application and their awareness for autonomy seeking has increased. At last, it is crystal clear that the use of ICTs in general and "Hot Potatoes" as an assessment device has positive effects on learners in the English language learning in Algeria. The ICTs are the future.