Abstract:
Information and Communication Technology (ICT), in the field of education as a useful
modern means , has taken a tremendous part in learning foreign languages. Therefore, in EFL
learning and teaching, ICT is being used as a main tool that enables successful and interesting
language learning and teaching. The present research work aims at investigating the use of
ICT and its role in both English learning and teaching at university. This study attempts to
explore how impactful ICT use is in classrooms, and its effect on the process of English
learning and teaching, as well as, EFL students‟ and teachers‟ different attitudes towards
ICT‟s implementation in class and to identify the difficulties which EFL learners face when
they do not use it. In that sense, the study hypothesises that ICT as a teaching/learning device
may facilitate the process as it enhances students‟ performance in class; mainly in listening
and speaking skills, it motivates them and increases their interest towards courses. Without
ICT, students face difficulties. In order to reach our study, the research is conducted both
quantitatively and qualitatively. Accordingly, these two methods are adopted in order to
validate or falsify the suggested hypotheses. The study opted for two different tools: a
questionnaire and an interview, and the samples were M1 EFL students and teachers from
different specialities selected randomly in the department of English at University of
AbdelhamidIbnBadis in Mostaganem. The findings of this study show that EFL students and
teachers support the use of ICT in classroom as a practical and multipurpose tool for teaching
and learning. It introduces innovation and facilitates the way of learning and teaching, besides
having a constructive effect on their performance.
