Methodological Problems in Foreign Language Teaching : Is ict a Solution?

Francisco Zayas Martínez

Foreign language teaching continues to be one of the issues to tackle in education. In recent decades, methodological approaches have prioritized communication over information around the way languages function, but this has not led to a marked improvement in results. The newest models only offer partial or seeming improvements to some elements of teaching and learning processes. Editors’ systematic misunderstanding of the process as a whole has turned methodological proposals into teaching fads that are superficial, unproductive, and quick to fade away. In recent years we have looked to ict to provide a way forward. This article argues that the quantity and immediacy of digital resources and telematics do not in themselves improve the efficacy of language teaching; they will only make a valuable contribution if built on careful educational planning that takes into account the time and dedication of individuals, their types and styles of learning, and the true cognitive nature of a language, not just the communicative behavior that can be derived from it
Keywords: cognition, didactics, acquisitive teaching, foreign language, methodology, ict
Published
2014-01-01
Downloads

How to Cite

Zayas Martínez, F. (2014). Methodological Problems in Foreign Language Teaching: Is ict a Solution?. Rastros Rostros, 16(30). https://doi.org/10.16925/ra.v16i30.814
Metrics
File downloads
1,773
Jan 2014Jul 2014Jan 2015Jul 2015Jan 2016Jul 2016Jan 2017Jul 2017Jan 2018Jul 2018Jan 2019Jul 2019Jan 2020Jul 2020Jan 2021Jul 2021Jan 2022Jul 2022Jan 2023Jul 2023Jan 2024Jul 2024Jan 20259
|