Incorporating ICT for Authentic Materials Application in English for Specific Purposes Classroom at Higher Education Institutions

Incorporating ICT for Authentic Materials Application in English for Specific Purposes Classroom at Higher Education Institutions

Tamar Dolidze, Natela Doghonadze

We are living in a world of advanced technology and most learners are exposedto ICT-based classrooms, where technology integration in the learningprocess serves as one of the hottest buzzwords in education all around theworld. Nowadays, especially after the outbreak of COVID-19, technology integrationhas become not only a recommended, but also an inevitable way ofrunning any academic process, including teaching English as a Foreign Language(EFL) and English for Specific Purposes (ESP). The presented article isan attempt to once more emphasise the importance of integrating technologiesin teaching ESP at the level of tertiary education in Georgia for effectiveusage of authentic materials – TED talks, live stream, etc. – in the classroom,particularly while teaching ESP, and to prove its significance on the basis ofthe survey whose respondents were ESP specialists. A conclusion has beenmade that application of ICT in teaching/learning ESP is the most contemporaryapproach, which increases student motivation, engagement, autonomy,and language skills level. This happens due to the authentic nature of materials.The article recommends to increase the ICT use in ESP classes, to makeit more various by materials and methods of teaching.

2020

engagement, learner autonomy, English for Specific Purposes (ESP), Authentic Materials, Language skills, Information and Communications Technology (ICT)

International Journal of Management, Knowledge and Learning

International School for Social and Business Studies

Business, Education