Teaching and Technology: The EFL Context

Abstract

The present day society is expected to be paralysed in the absence of technology. As a school or a college is a miniature society, the need of technology in educational sector can never be ignored for many genuine reasons. Educational technology has been in active use for a long time especially in most modern educational institutions. But, the emergence of the novel concept of pedagogy forced pedagogues to think on daily basis regarding innovations, modernization and development of learning-teaching scenario. E-learning provides various opportunities to enhance educational development leading to technological sophistication and finally economic uplift. E-learning can play a critical role in preparing modern teachers equipped with sophisticated/learning tools. It has been noticed that effective implementation of e-learning is not possible without teacher's attitude, readiness and appropriate training. The present paper discusses the importance of training in e-learning for teacher's professional development (in this context: e-training) as part of a pedagogic strategy for successful implementation of e-learning/e-resource and academic achievement. The purpose of this paper is to raise and tackle some of the training issues and components for the in-service teachers for effective utilization of e-resource and achievement of educational objectives. The study will equally benefit the future teachers of English in particular in a way that they will prepare themselves in advance to face similar situation if the need arises.