The Use of Computer Technology in EFL Classroom: Advantages and Implications

Technology has become inseparable part of today’s world and this is also true with the field of foreign language instruction. The use of technology in teaching and learning of foreign language like English has always dominated the pedagogical debates and discussions and made the luminaries and pedagogues in the field to investigate the possible advantages and implications of this technology for effective and dynamic teaching and learning of foreign language like English. Such debates and studies have often ended on recommending the use of computer technology in foreign language instructions due to several advantages this use can offer both for the EFL teachers and learners. It is believed that such use guarantees much recommended learner-centered learning and makes the whole process of foreign language teaching and learning interactive, interesting, and dynamic. Therefore this paper attempts to investigate these advantages of using computer technology in EFL classrooms and its implications in foreign language situations like Libya.