THE INTEGRATION OF TECHNOLOGICAL RESOURCES IN THE EFL CLASSROOM: A HOLISTIC REVIEW
Abstract
By large, recent evidence suggests that modern technologies, and their extensions, have found their way to the heart of people from all walks of life around the globe. Being all the rage now, the widespread, and even rampant at times, use of Information Communication Technologies have changed the face of countless domains. The purpose of this paper is to review recent research on the necessary characteristics that facilitate integrating technology resources in their classrooms as a meaningful pedagogical tool and purports the demand to inculcate a technology-friendly organizational culture in schools worldwide.
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