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Modern technologies have the capacity for adaption in teaching/learning and research at different levels of education. ICT provides a medium through which a learner can choose what, where and how to learn in a globalized world. Digital leaning is already making a lot of impact in the western world. However, ICT potentialities is yet to be fully explored in Nigeria due to some misconceptions. Teachers, scholars and researchers in Nigeria have bemoaned the perceived negative influence of GSM phones (an offshoot of ICT) on teaching and learning in our schools. They have therefore identified and passionately discussed a number of these negative influences and their effects on our education system. The focus of this paper, however, is to make a case for the incorporation and use of mobile devices in the classrooms in higher institutions despite the identified negative effects. The paper outlines and discusses some of the advantages of these technological inventions to education especially, the teaching and learning of the English language, as seen by scholars in other parts of the world. From this author’s classroom experience too, GSM has been found to aid the teaching and learning process. Since each learner has peculiar cognitive and personality traits, no one teaching method will be suitable for all students. The use of mobile devices provides avenues for students to select materials and techniques from various sources from the internet. Hence, ICT provides modern techniques applied to diversify teaching/learning styles and meet with individual needs. The paper, therefore, submits that teachers and educators should incorporate the use of GSM phones into the English language teaching and learning process in higher institutions so as to achieve maximum teaching-learning results. While enjoining them to continually educate their students on its salutary use and the need to play down on the negative aspect of its use. Based on the conclusion above, some recommendations were made, among which are that English language teachers should be encouraged to become ICT compliance; government should made sufficient funds available to ensure that ICT equipment are provided for schools, as well as subsidize internet data charges.

Integrating Learning Technologies (Mobile Devices) into the Teaching and Learning of English Language in Higher Institutions in Nigeria