The use of ICT in eflclasses in the educational institution Marco Fidel Narvaez - El Mango - Argelia - Cauca

Abstract

This research project was carried out in the Educational Institution Marco Fidel Narvaez, in the Mango Argelia Cauca with English Foreign Language (EFL) students, and it pretends to describe the impact of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) as a supporting tool in the process of EFL teaching and learning during the career, and as an option to future practice. During the development of this research important theoretical concepts were considered, such as the meaning of ICT, its importance in the academic field and the use of it in the school academic environment. Special emphasis was placed on teaching and learning a foreign language (FL) influenced by the use of ICT. The research design is descriptive-correlational for there was a collection of multiple kinds of data, essentially numeric described with main data collection tools such as surveys, to identify and analyze information represented statistically in percentages, determining the participation of different people in the research process, as to the use of new technologies in the Educational Institution Marco Fidel Narvaez, which proved to be poor. At the end of the research process, there were significant conclusions from a theoretical perspective and from the experience gained as a researcher. It was possible to demonstrate how ICT can influence the EFL teaching and learning and the different elements to consider for its use in the educational field with positive impact.