ICT in an ESP classroom - looking for a balance

BILOVÁ, Štěpánka. ICT in an ESP classroom - looking for a balance. Online. In Pixel. Conference proceedings. ICT for language learning. Florence: Libreria Universitaria, 2016, p. nestránkováno, 3 pp. ISBN 978-88-6292-806-9.

Basic information

• Original name: ICT in an ESP classroom - looking for a balance
• Authors: BILOVÁ, Štěpánka.
• Edition: Florence, Conference proceedings. ICT for language learning. p. nestránkováno, 3 pp. 2016.
• Publisher: Libreria Universitaria

Other information

• Original language: English
• Type of outcome: Proceedings paper
• Field of Study: 60200 6.2 Languages and Literature
• Country of publisher: Italy
• Confidentiality degree: is not subject to a state or trade secret
• Publication form: electronic version available online
• WWW: URL
• Organization unit: Language Centre
• ISBN: 978-88-6292-806-9
• Keywords in English: English for Specific Purposes; technology in language learning; Google Docs; Socrative; legal English
• Tags: International impact, Reviewed

Abstract

ICT has become an inseparable part of language teaching; e-learning or blended learning is a must especially in a university environment and mobile learning with its wide range of applications is increasingly popular due to unlimited ways of employing them. This paper is focused exclusively on the use of technology in a face-to-face setting, specifically in an undergraduate course of legal English; however, the findings and suggestions could be further generalized to any university course of English for Specific Purposes. Although the majority of current university students belong to the generation of digital natives, our experience suggests that not all of them may be enthusiastic about using their laptops, tablets or smart phones in the course of the lesson since the answer to the choice “a pen or a keyboard” is not 100% the same. The paper addresses the question of balancing the number of technology activities throughout a 4-semester undergraduate legal English course, the author shares good practice from using Google Docs and Socrative for various tasks reaching specific learning goals.