EUROPEAN FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING POLICY WITH THE USE OF TECHNOLOGY

Year 2020, Volume: 3, 46 - 54, 19.01.2020

Hassan Ahmed Sharif Ahmed Sharif

Abstract

For the past few decades the use of technology has become essential to every kind of activity in
everyday life for everyone all over the world. Consequently, today the use of technology is an
indispensable part of the educational practices both inside and outside of the classroom settings.
Specifically, it is an effective asset in the foreign language teaching process providing learners with
various opportunities to improve their language skills. This study focuses on strengthening the
European policy of teaching a foreign language through the use of technology both inside and outside
the classroom context for teachers in service, and training them to clarify and receive current trends
and developments in the use of technology for their professional purposes. The method of the study
was qualitative via the document analysis. The result of the study indicated that the European policy
of teaching a foreign language promotes the use of technology to achieve the desired goals.

Keywords

European policy, training language teachers

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