Young learners' use of ICT facilities and the development of their language skills
This paper discusses the ICT facilities that can be used by young learners to develop their language proficiency. A longitudinal study on a child shows that PowerPoint alone provided an interesting tool to develop various aspects of writing. The older children preferred sites which were more interac...
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| Format: | Book Chapter |
| Language: | English |
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IIUM Press
2012
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| Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/24273/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/24273/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/24273/1/Chapter_8.pdf |
| Summary: | This paper discusses the ICT facilities that can be used by young learners to develop their language proficiency. A longitudinal study on a child shows that PowerPoint alone provided an interesting tool to develop various aspects of writing. The older children preferred sites which were more interactive. The real audience made these sites a suitable medium for developing their communication skills. The study shows that there is an improvement in their language skills with time. The Internet was found to be a suitable tool for developing their communication skills. The analysis also shows thatthe relationship between having a computer at home and access to the Internet, and students’ performance in the English language at school was statistically significant. |
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