By: Ammar Shauqi bin Jamaluddin G1918501
ICT in education is something in inevitable today. The teachers have to use the ICT in teaching in line with the encouragement from the Ministry of Education. The usage of ICT in learning English will enhance the four English language skills which are listening, speaking, reading and writing. It can be enhance through the usage of technology that can enhance the students' development of the four skills. The first skill that will be reviewed is listening. Listening is a key significance for learners to acquire language (Nachoua). The usage of ICT in listening provide learners with large input in assisting the students to acquire English.
Among the device that can be used by the teachers to enhance the students listening skill is MP3. The main in MP3 is the pause and play feature. The students can control their own learning by pausing whenever they do not understand the audio and listen to it until they understand the content. This can greatly enhance the input that the students get from the audio. This regulates their learning hile taking over their self-regulation strategies which enable learners to learn at their own pace.
Next, we will look into how ICT greatly enhance the students' speaking skill. The usage of digital video creation in class by the teachers will enhance the students' speaking skill greatly. The usage of digital video creation by the students will not just enhance the students' speaking skill but it will also enhance the creative thinking, flexibility, originality and elaboration along with aspiration, motivation and confidence. This is because, in doing the video, the students will not just have to speak, but they will also need to plan the video and work in team in order to finish the video recording session.
Other than that the usage of ICT also enhances the students' reading skill. The usage of e-Book in class will greatly enhance the students' reading skill. e-Book can assist the comprehension by introducing to wide variety of reading materials. The students can access the book ubiquitously which can develop the students' interest into reading. They will also read more books which later will greatly enhance their comprehension skill and increase their vocabulary.
Lastly, the usage of ICT in class will also enhance the students' writing skill. However, it is found that, in teaching writing using ICT it is better to use integration of both web-based and traditional based learning. The teacher must explain first in traditional way and use blog software such as Twitter and Blogger for the students to write. This will increase the understanding of the students towards the teaching. By using blog software like Twitter and Blogger, it will help the students to practice written language and engage with the language that they learn. They also can share their thoughts and feelings that can be reflected in the writing. This can also greatly enhance the students' interest to write as writing in these two mediums are stress-free compared to writing in a physical book. They would regard writing in Twitter as a leisure thing to do compared to write in a physical exercise book which will be viewed as a task.
In conclusion, the usage of ICT in class is something that must be applied by the teachers. However we understand the circumstances of the teachers in Malaysia where the facility is not there. The government must do their best to provide the students with ICT tools needed.
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