The integration of information and communication technology into current ELT coursebooks: A critical analysis

HİŞMANOĞLU M.

3rd World Conference on Educational Sciences, WCES-2011, İstanbul, Turkey, 3 - 07 February 2011, vol.15, pp.37-45 identifier

  • Publication Type: Conference Paper / Full Text
  • Volume: 15
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.sbspro.2011.03.048
  • City: İstanbul
  • Country: Turkey
  • Page Numbers: pp.37-45
  • Keywords: ELT coursebooks, Foreign language teaching, Information and communication technology
  • Uşak University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

This study analyses the integration of Information and Communication Technology into current English Language Teaching coursebooks and the use of these multimedia resources in language classrooms. After giving theoretical underpinnings of ICT use in language learning, a study was conducted to unearth which ICT tools are integrated or ignored in the current ELT coursebooks that have been used during the last three years by English Preparatory Schools of five universities in North Cyprus. The study also discusses the reflection of ICT-integration in the coursebooks based on recent literature. Finally, certain pedagogical implications are addressed of these research findings. © 2011 Published by Elsevier Ltd.