Motivating Learning Through the Use of Technology In Primary Schools

Abstract

The mission of education all over the world is to produce of a ‘know- to- do’. In the Algerian context, education is facing a development of the tools used by teachers of primary schools; In spite of the development of the teaching process, the teacher nowadays still faces difficulties in transmitting the message to students. Among those difficulties is the lack of teacher experience and the difference of material used in teaching at the beginning of the profession or the techniques of teaching. This study aims at examining the effectiveness of the use of technology in the EFL teaching to motivate learners’. It also seeks to explore knowledge that the use of technology should provide for EFL teachers. A set of hypotheses was suggested. First, the use of technology contributes effectively to the EFL teachers’ progress. Second, the ways of the use of these tools have to be used by EFL student teachers and how to be transmitted correctly to learners with different styles, needs and interests. To test those hypotheses; a questionnaire, an interview and classroom observation were utilized. The research findings reveal that the use of technology equips teachers with the necessary practice and knowledge before being embarking on the job to enhance their productivity. Then, the enhancement of teachers’ productivity leads to develop the learners’ performance. In this sense, primary schools teachers are obliged to use different techniques and tools in their work . Effective the use of technology in primary schools in SAIDA addresses enhancing quality teaching to ensure good pedagogical practices. Hence, the present paper is an attempt to discuss the urgency to enhance the types of technology used in our primary schools .