USING TECHNOLOGY IN TEACHING A FOREIGN LANGUAGE

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  • Anejda Rragami Phd. Cand., Faculty of Foreign Languages, “Luigj Gurakuqi” University of Shkoder, Albania

Schlagwörter:

teaching, technology, education, facilities, learning, advantages

Abstract

Educational technology is a wide field. It can be considered either as a design science or as a collection of different research interests related to fundamental issues of learning, teaching and social organization. This paper aims at highlighting the importance that technology has in teaching nowadays as technology itself means the application of scientific knowledge to practical tasks. It further focuses on the idea that educational technology is based on theoretical knowledge that comes from different disciplines: communication, education, psychology, sociology, philosophy, artificial intelligence and computer science therefore it helps in improving education. It is also a complex, integrated process involving people, procedures, ideas, devices, and organization, for analyzing problems involved in all aspects of human learning. Technology should facilitate learning processes and increase performance of the educational system as it regards to effectiveness or efficiency.

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2017-12-04

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Vol 2, No 2 (2017)

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