Analysis of Options Promoting Education of English Through ICT

Abstract

The twenty-first century has witnessed great development in information and communication technologies (ICT) which have influenced educational process at an unprecedented pace by changing the traditional teaching environment, learning forms, teaching content and teacher-student interactivity. In this article, we will outline some current popular ICT tools and some future popular ones in education and focus on the impacts of ICT on education of English, aiming to enlighten educators to effectively capitalize on these ICT tools in education of English. During the processing of this study, theoretical methods were used – mainly research takes and findings from papers included in Web of Science and SCOPUS databases. The findings were compared and analyzed in order to deduce new conclusions. Also, a method of induction was also applied. It turns out that modern technology provide a wide range of ICT integration in teaching of English language. However, there are many obstacles which prevent its successful introduction into the teaching. In spite of the fact that ICT integration into education is beneficial, it is possible to come across various difficulties in the integration process, e.g. the lack of qualified language teachers who know how to use modern technology, or the education policy which supports the employment of ICT in the educational process.