TECHNOLOGY IN TEACHING AND LEARNING

Abstract

Christian Louis Lange once said, "Technology is a useful servant but a dangerous master." The effective use of technology in education has changed the face of education and it has created more educational opportunities. Both teachers and students have benefited from various educational technologies, teachers have learned how to integrate technology in their classrooms and students are getting more interested in learning with technology.The use of technology in education has removed educational boundaries, both students and teachers have collaborated in real time using advanced educational technologies. However we need to make sure that technology is used by teachers only to facilitate the learning process, not to replace the teachers. Extensive use of technology acts as an impediment to the systemized to the teaching-learning process. Recent advancements in educational technologies have yielded positive results in our education sector. New educational technology supports both the teaching and learning processes. Technology has digitized classrooms through digital learning tools like computers, ipads, smartphones, smart digital whiteboards. It has expanded course offerings, and has increased student's engagement and motivation towards learning. This paper deals with the problems faced by teachers while teaching English in the traditional methods. It propounds five new language games to teach syntax structures to the learners by incorporating technology.