THE INVESTMENT OF TECHNOLOGY IN TEACHING AND LEARNING EFL

After years of national policies and investment in information technologies in nearly all over the world ،technology is still an imposed and novel tool in the world of pedagogy of English language teaching and learning. Information and communication technology should be employed in our educational system at all stages: schools ،institutions and universities, simply because it is often perceived as a catalyst for change in teaching style ،in learning approaches ،in access to information. Yet the rhetoric for change has been highly associated with the symbolic function of technology in society ،people s tendency towards handling technologies – things which make teachers sit uncomfortably and effect their professional judgements (Hooper Rieber,1995: 156).