Abstract

In language teaching and learning, we have a lot to choose from the world of technology: Radio, TV, CD Rom, Computers, C.A.L.L., the Internet, Electronic Dictionary, Email, Blogs and Audio Cassettes, Power Point, Videos, DVD’s or VCD’s. The recent decades have witnessed a revolution regarding start of technology, and have changed the dynamics of various industries, and has also influence on the industries and the way people interact and work in the society. This rapid rising and development of information technology has offered a better pattern to study the new teaching model. Therefore technology plays a very important role in English teaching. Applying multimedia to create a context to teach English has its unique advantages. We studied the effect of teaching and learning with technology on student cognitive and affective outcomes applying the available technique. Screening studies obtained from an electric search of databases led to 58 studies (2013-2014). Generally, effect sizes were small to moderate across the cognitive and affective outcome measures. Specific teaching/learning components such as challenging activity, context/making sense, instructional conversation, and joint productivity were associated with effect sizes. Instructional features like objectives, pattern of student computer use, and type of learning task also moderated effect sizes. Suggestions are made for teachers to include these instructional features and teaching strategies in teaching and learning along with classroom technology.                                                                   

Keywords

Technology, Teaching and learning, Computer-assisted instruction, Good instructional practices, Student outcomes