Investigating the Use of ICT and its Role in EFL Learning and Teaching The Case Study of Master One Students and Teachers at Mostaganem University of AbdelhamidIbnBadis

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.