Computers in the ESL Classroom

In the 21st century, computers are becoming increasingly part of our daily lives. These are considered powerful tools and are essential for completing some of the most basic tasks done in the workplace, including communicating with colleagues and customers, conducting surveys, and making suggestions. In fact, it can be said that computerized knowledge is gradually being integrated into the meaning of literacy rate in industrialized society. Because of its practicality in literacy tasks and its importance in the workplace, universities are looking for computers, laboratories and classrooms as well as locations in the curriculum.

Burkhard (1995) pointed out that the problem of computer technology in the ESL classroom is "to teach grammar rules and translations, to allow learners to fill in gaps, or to erroneously discover hypertext problems without a clear purpose It is used to make it. " "In other words, unless the teacher or programmer clearly understands the purpose of using the computer program in some way and does not clearly tell the student this purpose, the students will just have to spend their time on unnecessary work It is clearly shown that teachers need to carefully consider how to learn languages ​​by using computer technology in the classroom.This view or belief about language learning is based on the second language It is obtained by studying the theory of learning and research supporting these theories.

Classroom computers are common as technology continues to lead the society's future. From the graduate elementary school stage, the school approved the use of the computer in the classroom. Each school has different computer usage and frequency in school, there are arguments about advantages and risks. Even if students have a computer at school, even if they have time at computer laboratory, there is certainly one thing. That is to use computers in idle time and be familiar with modern technology. For those who have used computers in class, these advantages are undoubted. More teachers are looking for connections with computers that can improve student learning and expand knowledge but teachers do not oversee the use of all computers for maximum educational benefit There is no doubt. With unsupervised surfing sites, children and teenagers can not use the classroom for free.