�Educational Technology for Professional  Development of English Teachers: A Case Study of the College Teachers of  English in Jammu Province�

Dr. Wajahat Hussain

Volume : I, Issue : IX, June - 2012

�Educational Technology for Professional Development of English Teachers: A Case Study of the College Teachers of English in Jammu Province�

Dr. Wajahat Hussain

Abstract :

The English Language is taught as a second or foreign language in Jammu & Kashmir. Most of the rural areas of this state lack the basic facilities for teaching of English. Today, the English language has become a global language. We can not get access to knowledge of any field without knowing this language. It is very important for the English language teachers to use modern educational technology especially in the rural areas of Jammu and Kashmir in order to enhance the quality of teaching of the English language. Remote and far–off areas of Jammu and Kashmir are in need of trained resource –persons for better training in language skills. The goal of language teachers is to promote learners’ competence in listening, speaking, reading, and writing. We can not avoid teaching of English without the use of Grammar–Translation method, Direct method, Audio–lingual method or Communicative method but these methods are to be supported by the Educational Technology. Students of Urban areas enjoy maximum benefits of the modern Educational technology like the use of computer with internet facility where they can learn a lot of language related items. Rural teachers are to be trained in such language components so that they can meet with the requirements of the rural students. In this way the students of rural and far–off areas can compete with the urban students. In this paper an attempt is made to highlight certain basic uses and areas of the educational technology that can be used for professional development.