Open AccessAn ICT Tool in a Rural School: A Drawback for Language Students at School?
Author(s) -
Yehison Andrés Rojas Rojas
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
enletawa journal :/enletawa journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2011-835X
pISSN - 2463-1965
DOI - 10.19053/2011835x.8977
Subject(s) - information and communications technology , scope (computer science) , the internet , class (philosophy) , digital divide , panorama , computer science , foreign language , mathematics education , multimedia , world wide web , psychology , artificial intelligence , programming language , computer vision
Technology involves a vast number of advantageous usages that range from the sciences to the educational settings. Limited access to computers and the internet, among other factors, are a drawback, thus, creating a digital gap. Nonetheless, the panorama for English as a Foreign Language (EFL) and the use of internet communication technologies (ICT) in Colombia is promising given the countless number of new resources found online. However, using ICT tools requires not only the teacher’s attention, but also governmental aid before they can be implemented in the EFL class. The scope of the ICT tools in the rural setting is vast and has a great impact on students. Therefore, if factors, such as equipment in decent conditions, updated applications, and training, are not provided the real amplitude of these tools cannot be measured.