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necessary to understand the literature 27) expresses:
of learning English through tasks. Computer Aided Language Learning
David Crystal (David Crystal, 2004, viii) (CALL) finally becomes invisible,
in his book Language and the Internet serving the needs of learners and
mentions:
integrated into every teacher’s
An emphasis, which formerly was everyday practice… It will require
on technology, has shifted to be on change in attitudes, in approach
people and purposes. And as the and practice amongst teachers
Internet comes increasingly to be and learners; it will require fuller
viewed from a social perspective, integration into administrative
so the role of language becomes procedures and syllabuses.
central. Indeed, notwithstanding Campbell (2003), Bax (2003), Godwin
the remarkable technological (2003), Johnson (2004) and Eastman
achievements and the visual panache (2005) explained the significance of
of screen presentation, what is technological advancement in the
immediately obvious when engaging learning sector and the collaborative
in any of the Internet’s functions is its learning atmosphere prevailing
linguistic character. If the Internet is a among English Second Language
revolution, therefore, it is likely to be Learners (ESLLs). Jackson et.al. (2006)
a linguistic revolution.
say “students who used the internet
In today’s world, technology is more, got higher scores and grades’’.
knowledge and it is revolution. Using Chandrasegaran and Kong (2006) justify
technology in educational arenas is that argument forums on the internet
one of its kinds as every teacher and would improve a learner’s challenging
every student nurtures its presence skills providentially. Ahmad (2012)
in the teaching and learning process. statistically proved that English as a
Technology has an attractive quotient second language, learner’s reaction
even techno-cynic has a good say at one towards using media based learning
point of time. It is always a cognitive had improved absolutely. Use of
booster to teachers and learners due to technology is extending its tentacles
its multimodal usages in the classroom. and enables new contexts for learning.
Brinton (2001, p. 461) supposed that In the world of uncertainty technology
media tools serve as an important is very supportive in learning languages.
facilitator in the language teaching Many online educational games are in
development because “media materials the anvil for students to benefit as it
can lend authenticity to the classroom creates mobile learning environments
situation, reinforcing for students the (Wong & Looi, 2011). Technology has
direct relation between the language empowered rural publics, information
classroom and the outside world”. There and rights cultures and democracy
are voluminous studies conducted to (Jeffrey & Doron, 2013). Technology is
prove the good use of technology in a platform to encourage education,
teaching especially in language teaching technology- enabled learning and
and learning processes. Bax (2003, p. technology mediated pedagogies

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