The role of modern technologies in improving speaking skills

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Magtymguly Turkmen State University

The role of modern technologies in improving speaking skills

Maksadova M.M., instructor

Gayypov A.R., 3rdyear student

Turkmenistan, Ashgabat

Роль современных технологий в улучшении навыков говорения

Максадова М.М. преподаватель кафедры «Фонетики и лексикологии английского языка» Туркменского государственного университета имени Махтумкули, Туркменистан, г. Ашхабад

Гайыпов А.Р. студент курс, факультет «Английского языка и литературы» Туркменского государственного университета имени Махтумкули, Туркменистан, г. Ашхабад

Данная статья рассматривает роль современных технологий в улучшении навыков говорения в обучении иностранным языкам. Использование технологий в обучении говорению стало существенной практикой, особенно в обучении английскому языку как иностранному. Говорится, что коммуникация, окружённая компьютерами в обучении произношению и общению, первоначально направлена на улучшение речевого выступления студентов. Современные технологии, которые доступны в образовании сегодня, являются коммуникационные лаборатории, программные обеспечения, распознающие речь, Интернет, технология TELL, подкасты, Quick Link Pen и Quicktionary. Детальное описание способа, как использовать эти технологии, даются в данной статье.

Ключевые слова: навык говорения, современные технологии, коммуникационные лаборатории, программные обеспечения, распознающие речь, Интернет, технология TELL, подкасты.

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The technical progress gives mobile devices new technical opportunities. A review of the traditions in teaching English has shown that this process was always closely connected with technical equipment. These are language laboratories to help students to advance different skills in listening, speaking, reading, grammar, and vocabulary. In addition, electronic programmes and dictionaries have become very popular in combination with numerous audio and video courses. So nowadays, there are many various ways to teach a foreign language using information technologies and technical devices. Nevertheless, the use of new mobile technology in education offers new learning experiences and flexibility in learning - learning anywhere and anytime - with increased opportunities for decisions to be made by learners. Furthermore, mobile technologies offer ubiquitous and immediate access to information, as well as saving resources.

Technology can stimulate the playfulness of learners and immerse them in a variety of scenarios. Technology gives learners a chance to engage in self- directed actions, opportunities for self-paced interactions, privacy, and a safe environment in which errors get corrected and specific feedback is given. Feedback by a machine offers additional value by its ability to track mistakes and link the student immediately to exercises that focus on specific errors. When links are provided to locate explanations, additional help, and reference, the value of technology is further augmented. education english language digital

In the preliminary stage, instructors used tape recorders as a technological device to instruct the students, which later evolved as communication laboratory. The integration of technology into language teaching which was started in the early 1960s and 1970s, assisted teachers to teach second language learners how to speak in the best way possible. Every day instructors are getting access to some new technologies, which join hand with English teaching. Modern technologies can be used as a supplement to the classroom teaching method to have a lively atmosphere in the classroom. It is the need of the hour to integrate modern technologies to upgrade the level of English teaching. The modern technologies relax the mind of the students to get into the subject with full involvement rather than a difficult task to do. New technologies in language learning by multiple intelligence and mixed abilities replace with old methods of teaching.

Speech laboratory is also of great importance in teaching speaking and speech articulation along with many technological tools of today [1, p.224-225]. In addition, video applications for conferencing are also considered an essential computer-mediated communication tool in promoting speaking fluency and accuracy. It caters to social interaction purposes and it serves as oral reinforcement of both language fluency, accuracy and course contents outside of classroom settings. In addition, using Information Communication Technology (ICT) enhances speaking skill, motivation and oral performances[2, p.12]. It has a huge and significant impact on students learning effectiveness in which students claim to have their speaking ability, knowledge and creativity enhanced. The use of multimedia as learning material as one of the ICT technologies was recorded as significantly effective in honing student's ability to speak in English.

Using technology in teaching speaking brings a number of positive results on the part of the learners. Technology in teaching speaking develops language fluency, accuracy and complexity. [3, p.143]. As well, using technology in teaching speaking improves students' speaking fluency and coherence, lexical resource, grammatical range and accuracy and pronunciation. More so, technology in teaching speaking improves students' speaking skills and employing such has a positive impact on learners speaking skills, fluency, and pronunciation. It also overcomes students' speaking difficulty.

· Modern technologies available in education today are:

· Communication lab

· Speech recognition software

· Internet

· TELL (Technology Enhanced Language Learning)

· Pod casting

· Quick Link Pen

· Quicktionary.

· How to use these technologies?

Communication labs. Software is available to develop speaking skills. By incorporating suitable software through computers the students will play it repeatedly with their own interest and try to improve their speaking skills, which are most essential in this modernized IT world. The usage of headphones in the lab makes the students to have interest over the subject and induces them to repeat repetitively instead of feeling boredom.

Speech recognition software. Speech recognition software also helps improving the students speaking; this can convert spoken words to machine- readable input. The device recognizes the accuracy of what was read and then provides a positive reinforcement like “You sound great!” or gives the user an opportunity to try again, in this way the learner can figure if he is reading well or not. As the user's skill improves, the technology reads less material so that the learner reads more. This software also evaluates and provides scores of grammar, pronunciation, comprehension and provided with the correct forms, for examples if a student mispronounces a word, the learning tool can immediately spot it and help correct it. This device can be a very useful device for distance learners because they do not have a teacher who corrects their speech and this device can help improving their speaking skills.

Internet. Internet is a commonly acknowledged term and widely used by people throughout the world. Students now use Internet in the class to learn English. Online teaching inside the classroom seems to be interesting and makes the students to find out the suitable materials for them. Students are instructed to do the grammar exercises, which are available online. Through Internet, we can collect data from various sources for any instruction. To improve speaking, students can use Skype, MSM Messenger, Google talk (used to have conferences on line) and other applications where students can connect with friends, other students, teacher and even native speakers, these ways of learning have been observed to improve oral proficiency in students and make up for the lack of native speakers in the areas where students live and what is more, on line conferences also enhance intercultural awareness, motivation and raise the level of interaction. Over the internet, students can find a lot of learning materials, for instance, audio, video, radio and TV shows, games, voice recordings, quizzes, podcasts and so on , in this way, students get exposed to a great amount of target language and this help them develop their speaking skills.

TELL (Technology Enhanced Language Learning). TELL is the use of computer technology including hardware, software and the internet to enhance teaching and learning of languages. It allows the students to get access with all the technologies available for the enhancement of English learning. Students are allowed to use online dictionaries, chat, and to view the various happenings around the world. [4, p.12]

Pod casting. Podcasts can be uploaded or downloaded, this audio help the learner familiarize with the target language and teachers can use them as useful audio material that can be used in class for activities like discussions, besides, in the web, there are even particular podcasts that are for ESL learners and these can include pronunciation for particular needs of students. Podcast undoubtedly help learners in speaking. Pod casting is the integration of audio files where we can feed our own materials and ply it inside and outside of the classroom. Students use i-pods to hear their favorite music files. In the same way they have their education in the form of entertainment. Podcasting allows students to use their tech-based entertainment systems for educational purposes. With it we are able to move away from the traditional face-to-face training without losing the student-to-trainer relationship that is so effective in any learning process.

Quick link pen. Quick Link Pen allows learners to copy and store printed text, Internet links. It helps to transfer the data to computers and enables the reader to get the meaning of the word from a built in dictionary. Accessing this type of machine seems to be a more convenient method. Recent developments in machine translations presents translation engines like GO Translator and Bablefish.

Quicktionary. It is a pen-like device. It allows the reader to easily scan the word and get its definition and translation on its own LCD screen. Technology such as Enounce and Sound-Editor enable learners to adjust the speech rate of listening materials to assist their comprehension, and present spectrum of speech waves and visual depictions of mouth and tongue movement to ease the learning and refine pronunciation.

Utilizing technology in learning a second language has become a real necessity nowadays. As a result, the following concluding remarks and recommendations can be recorded:

1. As technology has developed the incorporation of this medium into the instruction process become necessary.

2. The computer is being viewed more as an integral part of the learning activity, and as a means by which skills are transferred to learners.

3. Theory and practice in second language learning can be matched together by the use of modern technology.

4. Modern technical ways should be followed for effective learning and teaching of the speaking skill.

5. English language teachers should encourage their students to use technology in developing their speaking skill.

6. Educational institutions should modernize their technical instruction capabilities by using new equipments and laboratories for supporting the teaching process.

7. Modern technological tools are much more interesting and provide fun and enjoyable learning, motivating the students, and help them to enhance their language learning in a fruitful way, moreover, these tools help students learn at their own pace and promote autonomy in them.

References

1. Margret, B. (2010). Teaching speaking skills in English language to engineering students using language lab technology. In 2010 International Conference on Technology for Education.

2. Idayani, A., & Sailun, B. (2017). Roles of Integrating Information Communication Technology (ICT) in Teaching Speaking at the First Semester of English Students: Journal of English for Academic, 4 (2).

3. Goh, C. C. (2016). Teaching speaking. In English Language Teaching Today. Springer, Cham.

4. Bahadorfar, M. and Omidvar, R. (2014). Technology in Teaching Speaking Skill. Acme International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research, 2 (4)

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