Teach English in Taozhuang Zhen - Zaozhuang Shi

Now-a-days the world is going through technological revolution. So, implementing new technology in the classroom will definitely have a positive impact on teaching methods. New technology refers to the use of gadgets which can aid in classroom teaching. It includes instruments like printers, projectors, computers, tablets, mobile devices, CD/DVD etc. It also includes services like internet. With modern printers which is a part of technology worksheets can be printed quickly and also these will appear neat and tidy, This is good for students as well as language teachers. If it is an individual assignment then printers can be used. If it is a group work like puzzles or gap fill activities then slide show can be used and games can be organized for better student involvement and more student talk time. In addition to this there are lots of group games and activities available to help students get a better grip of the language. With a projector, which again is a part of technology, audio and visual impact can be created in addition to the theory that a student reads from the book. So, it helps in better understanding. As we know ESA is one of the best methodologies to teach English language. So, in engage phase a projector connected with laptop can be used to play music or watch some short video clips. It can also be used to show some pictures or stories. This will get the students involved and then a quick warm-up communication can be done to complete a successful engage phase. Slideshow presentation can be prepared to teach the study material. Audio/video files can be used for pronunciation exercises. This will ensure that the students learn correct pronunciation. Also, as students will be concentrating on the presentation, so it will make sure that the students are focusing on a single thing and this will increase learning. Also one of the great gifts of technology is video conferencing. Using this, the faculty or the teacher can invite any guest speaker who is a prominent authority of the subject over video conferencing and knowledge can be imparted to the students through them also. Technology can help a lot in feedback and correction too. Discussion and role play activities can be recorded using video camera or mobile devices. During feedback session the students can actually watch the recording along with the teacher’s suggestion. This will help the student in gaining a better understanding of the subject. Another very important part of technology is CCTV. Using this in classroom can make the classroom a very safe place to teach and learn. When connected to WIFI, it can be monitored from any location. Also, the data can be stored. Though CCTV is not directly involved in education but with proper usage the learning process can become more effective and organized. Entire course material can be converted to document files e.g. PDF or word files. These can be stored as well as accessed from tablets and mobile devices. So, there will be no need to carry physical course books to the classroom. In addition to all the teachings in the classroom, multimedia websites can play a vital role for better understanding. The course materials and teachings can be hosted in a multimedia website or mobile app. Students can review the course at home and learn well. There are many types of tests which can be hosted online like multiple choice questions or gap-fill questions. After completion students can see their results and also the correct answers, These type of tests do not require any physical evaluation by the teacher. Also, the test results can be stored and will help the teacher to track the progress of students. So, this will save a lot of time and more activities can be done in the classroom. So, as we see proper use of new technology in the classroom can not only help in each stage of teaching but in fact it can make it better than traditional method of teaching.