Technology is here to stay The rise of the Internet and the widespread use of the personal computer have ensured that the influence of technology will continue to grow. Future generations will have different experiences of the digital world and different expectations from today s. If we as teachers can enrich language courses by incorporating audio cassettes or video, it is surely possible to create more effective courses using the capabilities of multimedia. Integrating multimedia If we accept the future role that technology will play in language teaching courses, then there are many things we can do to support our learners efforts through using technology. There are greater possibilities for teachers to author multimedia, creating customized lessons for their students.
Many learners find it difficult to learn a language, and some even give up trying.
Anything that we as language teaching professionals can do to help students enjoy their studies, such as using the variety and flexibility offered through multimedia, is surely worthwhile. Biography Pete Sharma works as a Business English trainer and teacher trainer for the Group Pedagogical Unit of Linguarama International. If we put them up on the site, we'll send you a free copy of Mario Rinvolucri's wonderful new program, MindGame . Click here to see the Integrating IT Archive .