THE IMPACT OF INTERNET AND TECHNOLOGY ON ENGLISH LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION

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The rapid advancement of information and communication technology (ICT) has significantly transformed the structure of language instruction at all educational levels, from nursery schools to higher education. The widespread use of the Internet has provided new opportunities for English language learners and teachers, offering authentic materials, interactive tools, and real-time communication with native speakers. This paper explores the benefits of using online resources, social media, video content, and digital communication platforms to enhance English language acquisition. It highlights the role of TED Talks, YouTube, online chat applications, search engines, and interactive worksheets in creating an immersive and dynamic learning environment. Additionally, the study examines how technology fosters independent learning, critical thinking, and global communication skills, making it an essential tool in modern English instruction. Keywords: English language instruction, ICT in education, digital learning, online language resources, authenticmaterials, TEDTalks, social media, interactivelearning It is common statement that information and communication technology has impacted on the structure of language instruction not only in higher education but also in nursery schools so on and so forth. The benefit of the Internet and the wide spread of technology in our life and in our study are able to create new opportunities for language learning. Because of the fact that most of the Internet content is in English, teachers of English can take advantages of the enormous variety of authentic materials relating to all spheres of life at almost no cost. Moreover, the content of all social media is in English which means that nomatter learners have a chat which is not related in education or learning language, they unconsciously learn English by just having chat with friends. There are wideranges of ways tolearn English viaInternet Furthermore, the internet supports limitless quantities of authentic language resources, videos and worksheets, which are all available within seconds. Internet materials like videos, forums, http://www.internationaljournal.co.in/index.php/jasass 831 Volume15Issue03, March2025 Impact factor: 2019: 4.679 2020: 5.015 2021: 5.436, 2022: 5.242, 2023: 6.995, 2024 7.75 and news sites are rich, fun and dynamic in ways textbooks so often are not funny and even they areconsidered to beboring. Last, It is proved that teaching English while students utilize the web provides opportunities for more independent learning which means that the teacher is giving them skills that they can use forever, furthermore he/sheis teaching themhow tochoose something they need. For example, TED talks are considered to be designed to be fully informative, visually stimulating and have clear, take-away messages to listeners. In order to apply TED talks in the teaching English, videos can be used to be asked from students about some questions including to listen to the gist, answer comprehension questions, pick out target vocabulary, notice expressions, analyze presentation techniques, or discuss ideas. When English learners have watched a video, understood its language, and discussed its ideas, have them turn to the comments section on the video’s web page. They can be asked to look for ideas that support or contradict the video’s speaker, or have them respond to a comment they like or dislike. Obviously, they can not only improve their English but also they can expand their outlook by reading and responding comments of others. Vast majority of wonderful authentic language comes up in comments, and the comments on TED have tendency to be a little more concentred. English learners can improve their speaking and listening by just watching and observing a You tube video a day. There are lots of useful, informative and effective videos on You tube channels such as “Bright sight”, “Nas Daily”, “VOA learning English”, “Speak English with Vanessa” so onandso forth. Thosechannels provide very interesting and authentic content every day. Second interesting way of using Internet to teach English is to have Internet chat activities. the most motivating chats which include interaction with native speakers are certainly chat activities for language students. There is a great number of ways that English learners can interact with guests. They can have interview guests about themselves, their country, their job, their family, and so on and so forth. Students can be grabbed to a debate or discussion about a given topic with the guest. Or else Students can also be interviewed by the guest; Obviously, English learners can use What’s App, Telegram, Facebook, Instagram and other famous social medias which people usethem even milliontimes in aday. Google search engine can be probably useful for teachers in finding almost any kind of information on the Internet which means that Google has already created wonderful platform which contains any