Role and Significance of E-learning in English language teaching

Abstract We live in a world when technology is all around us. The pedagogy of teaching approach has also changed as a result of the widespread presence of technology. In every educational setting, the term "E-Learning" or "Technology in Education" has become a buzzword. Incorporating technology into education is critical because it meets the needs of today's students. Today's educational setting is vastly different from the traditional classroom. Traditional techniques, which rely mostly on lecture and rote learning, restrict English language acquisition to mechanical memorization and utterly fail to establish English language as a skill among the learners. There has been a great surge in technological innovation over the last few decades, and the importance of this in the field of education cannot be overstated. Internet, Twitter, Blogs, YouTube, Skype, mobile phones, interactive boards, and other new technology have increased not only stimuli but also student engagement and actual interactivity in the classroom. The use of e-learning in the study of English as a second language, in particular, is an area that has seen tremendous growth for quite some time. The current paper emphasis on the role and significance of e-learning in English language teaching.