The Use of ICTs in the English Language Classroom

Abstract

[eng] The aim of this paper is to elucidate the role played by new technologies within the educational environment, more specifically in the Foreign Language classroom, and how they contribute to the teaching and learning processes by facilitating new pathways to knowledge. The choice of this topic arises from the need to adopt the digital tools present in the daily lives of today's students as highly valuable resources to use in the classroom, bridging the gap to the ways of life of this era and promoting learning through the multiple intelligences, which, as Gardner (2008) argues, refer to a wide range of human capacities and potentials that can be used in many productive ways. Based on a bibliographic and academic research, and embraced by the European and Spanish educational framework, this Master's Final Project will present an educational proposal aimed at elucidating how Communication Technologies can promote a successful teaching and learning process within the field of Foreign Language. The main objectives of the proposal will be to guide students in overcoming the various obstacles they encounter when learning a foreign language and ensure their command of the language matches the Exit Profile at the end of compulsory education stages. Throughout this investigation, we will try to answer the following question: How do ICTs tools benefit the teaching-learning process?