Kareem, Nabaz Noori

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Valparaiso UniversityValpoScholarGraduate Academic Symposium Graduate SchoolSpring 3-28-2017The importance of using ICTs or technology forteaching and learning English in Kurdistan of IraqNabaz Noori KareemValparaiso University, nabaz.kareem@valpo.eduFollow this and additional works at: http://scholar.valpo.edu/gasThis Oral Presentation is brought to you for free and open access by the Graduate School at ValpoScholar. It has been accepted for inclusion inGraduate Academic Symposium by an authorized administrator of ValpoScholar. For more information, please contact a ValpoScholar staff member atscholar@valpo.edu.Recommended CitationKareem, Nabaz Noori, "The importance of using ICTs or technology for teaching and learning English in Kurdistan of Iraq" (2017).Graduate Academic Symposium. 38.http://scholar.valpo.edu/gas/38Nabaz Kareem TESOL The importance of using ICTs or technology for teaching and learning English in Kurdistan of Iraq An applied linguistic study How using ICTs or technologies facilitate English language learning in Kurdistan of Iraq? As the field of applied linguistics has developed to cope with the quick changes of the profession, the implication of using information and communication technology ICT throws itself into the arena of education and schooling with the concept of pedagogical outcomes. Using ICTs for teaching English has been so common around the world. Kurdistan also tries to cope with such approach in its education since the ministry of education has started to change the curriculum for a new and modern one. As a result, there are benefits and challenges of imbedding ICTs in education in Kurdistan in the perspective of the students and the teachers. For that reason this study tries to shed light on the benefits and challenges of using ICTs in general in Kurdistan. Also demonstrates the attitude of the teachers and students for using ICTs in Kurdistan. The data for this study depends on two surveys that were launched on Google forms online through Facebook Messenger accounts to the students and the teachers in Kurdistan. There are 38 participant teachers, male and female, and their age is between 22-38 years old. They all teach English in private and public schools in Kurdistan. Regarding the students, there are 69 participant students, male and female, and their age is between 15-24 years. They study English as their second language in public and private schools.  After receiving the data, the results show that teachers and students in Kurdistan are very interested in using ICTs for learning English language in different ways such as using technological devices in the schools, or using social media networks independently, they also show interest in online courses which is encouraged by the ICTs. Among all those kinds of ICTs that are commonly used for teaching and learning English, the results show that Kurdish students and teachers are mostly use cellphones, laptops, data show/projectors for enhancing their proficiency in English language. In addition Nabaz Kareem TESOL to that, according to the skills of learning English the students and the teachers indicate that using ICTs help them to improve the skills of speaking 22.4%, reading 53.1%, writing 44.9%, and listening28.6% parallel to the other skills of grammar, vocabulary, fluency and spelling. Relating another benefit is that teachers and students are agreed on that ICTs provide collaboration and communication inside classroom. This is one of the main aims of the system of education in Kurdistan of Iraq which depends on the CLT (Communicative Language Teaching) approach. In addition to those benefits, the results also show that there are many challenges of using ICTs in Kurdistan such as lacking access to technological devices, shortage of electricity, and interment, lacking training courses for teachers and students.   This project concludes with the recommendations for improving using ICTs for English language teaching and learning. Most of the issues can face government; as a result, teachers and students should care more for imbedding ICTs in education for improving their language skills.  

The importance of using ICTs or technology for teaching and learning English in Kurdistan of Iraq

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Valparaiso University
ValpoScholar
Graduate Academic Symposium Graduate School
Spring 3-28-2017
The importance of using ICTs or technology for
teaching and learning English in Kurdistan of Iraq
Nabaz Noori Kareem
Valparaiso University, nabaz.kareem@valpo.edu
Follow this and additional works at: http://scholar.valpo.edu/gas
This Oral Presentation is brought to you for free and open access by the Graduate School at ValpoScholar. It has been accepted for inclusion in
Graduate Academic Symposium by an authorized administrator of ValpoScholar. For more information, please contact a ValpoScholar staff member at
scholar@valpo.edu.
Recommended Citation
Kareem, Nabaz Noori, "The importance of using ICTs or technology for teaching and learning English in Kurdistan of Iraq" (2017).
Graduate Academic Symposium. 38.
http://scholar.valpo.edu/gas/38
Nabaz Kareem 
TESOL 
The importance of using ICTs or technology for teaching and learning English in Kurdistan of Iraq 
An applied linguistic study 
How using ICTs or technologies facilitate English language learning in Kurdistan of Iraq? 
As the field of applied linguistics has developed to cope with the quick changes of the profession, 
the implication of using information and communication technology ICT throws itself into the arena of 
education and schooling with the concept of pedagogical outcomes. Using ICTs for teaching English has 
been so common around the world. Kurdistan also tries to cope with such approach in its education since 
the ministry of education has started to change the curriculum for a new and modern one. As a result, 
there are benefits and challenges of imbedding ICTs in education in Kurdistan in the perspective of the 
students and the teachers. For that reason this study tries to shed light on the benefits and challenges of 
using ICTs in general in Kurdistan. Also demonstrates the attitude of the teachers and students for using 
ICTs in Kurdistan. 
The data for this study depends on two surveys that were launched on Google forms online 
through Facebook Messenger accounts to the students and the teachers in Kurdistan. There are 38 
participant teachers, male and female, and their age is between 22-38 years old. They all teach English in 
private and public schools in Kurdistan. Regarding the students, there are 69 participant students, male 
and female, and their age is between 15-24 years. They study English as their second language in public 
and private schools.  
After receiving the data, the results show that teachers and students in Kurdistan are very 
interested in using ICTs for learning English language in different ways such as using technological 
devices in the schools, or using social media networks independently, they also show interest in online 
courses which is encouraged by the ICTs. Among all those kinds of ICTs that are commonly used for 
teaching and learning English, the results show that Kurdish students and teachers are mostly use 
cellphones, laptops, data show/projectors for enhancing their proficiency in English language. In addition 
Nabaz Kareem 
TESOL 
to that, according to the skills of learning English the students and the teachers indicate that using ICTs 
help them to improve the skills of speaking 22.4%, reading 53.1%, writing 44.9%, and listening28.6% 
parallel to the other skills of grammar, vocabulary, fluency and spelling. Relating another benefit is that 
teachers and students are agreed on that ICTs provide collaboration and communication inside classroom. 
This is one of the main aims of the system of education in Kurdistan of Iraq which depends on the CLT 
(Communicative Language Teaching) approach. In addition to those benefits, the results also show that 
there are many challenges of using ICTs in Kurdistan such as lacking access to technological devices, 
shortage of electricity, and interment, lacking training courses for teachers and students.  
 
This project concludes with the recommendations for improving using ICTs for English language 
teaching and learning. Most of the issues can face government; as a result, teachers and students should 
care more for imbedding ICTs in education for improving their language skills.  


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