The role of ict in teaching writing skills in English classrooms

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This article discusses the importance of using ICT for teaching writing skills at schools effectively. In the article there are given advantages of ICT while teaching writing for school children. Key words: writing, ICT, hardware, software, Net materials, visual-figurative thinking, internet possibilities, gateway sites. It is known that ICT century has changed everything around us, conditions of our life, formation and education, attitude towards learning. This century affects much more to education field. State standards are morally outdated, many teachers emphasized that there is a lack of competent approach, focused on the individuality of the student. Now, in the XXI century, international education is growing. To develop and go forward is our main goal. Nowadays in order to keep pace with times we should study foreign languages. Everyone knows that today people who has a knowledge of English can have their place in the society. Therefore, nowadays to teach foreign languages with strong attention is essential, teachers should be careful to choose thesuitablemethodsand forms of organizingthelesson process. These years, the using of new information technologies in lessons has been raised increasingly in our country. Our main goal in teaching foreign languages is considered to develop learners’ communicative culture, to show in practice how the learners learn foreign languages. In this teaching process computer technology, internet resources serve as the best approach. After entering of a computer to our life ICT becomes an essential tool in teaching process. ICT helps teachers to increase students’ interest and develop visual-figurative thinking. We no longer imagine a modern lesson without the use of information technology. It is known that the use of ICT in the lessons shows its good results, make students show their cognitive, intellectual and independent abilities. In the education system ICT consists of two types. The first type of ICT is called hardware and it involves computer, printer, scanner, camera, video camera, audio and video tape recorder. The second type of ICT is software and it involves electronic textbooks, simulators, test environments, information sites, search systems Internet and etc. These days, computer is integral part of education process, teachers use computers in teaching foreign languages in order to improve the quality of training and effectiveness of control. With the help of computers teachers can prepare presentations for the lessons. Through presentations teachers can explain the lesson. If teachers use computer presentations in the lesson students have the opportunity to listen to the topic and to see and write main points of the topic, examples related to the topic. Hence, the use of presentations allows to every teacher to increase mastering of the material by students and conduct classes at a modern level, instead of using a regular blackboard projecting slide films from the computer screen to a large wall-mounted screen or a personal computer (laptop) for each student. Colorfully designed presentations attract students’ attention to the lessons. Presentations can involve animation effects, the form of text, a diagram, a graphic, a drawing. Before teachers cut and paste pictures on the board, now they can find pictures with the help ofinternet and insert them ontheslideright away. There are a lot of educational programs that provide a large number of exercises for the lesson. In order to use these programs actively teachers need enough knowledge about using of computer skills. Because it plays a main role in working with learners. Teaching with the help of new modern methods are opposed to traditional teaching foreign languages. Nowadays this century’s youth demand from teachers using of ICT in classes. Because they use Internet services actively in their study and in their daily life. They emphasized that there are a lot of Samarkand State Institute of Foreign Languages 401 ILMIYVAPROFESSIONALTA’LIMJARAYONIDAMULOQOT,FANVAMADANIYATLAR INTEGRATSIYASI advantages of using Internet. Nowadays teachers should create real life situations, should find materials relevant to their students’ life in order to improve their students’ communication skills in a foreign language. In this century everyone can find any material which he or she needs. In one word, the worldwide network has become an integral part of modern society. Every modern teacher has to know to use the resources of the global Internet. Because it is the requirement of modern reality. Some years ago, teachers and students can imagine their English classes without the use of ICT. But now no one can imagine their English lessons without ICT. The use of ICT in the educational process creates much more opportunities, it increases the practical process of the class. In the English lessons the teacher can carry out methodological, pedagogical and psychological principles through the use of ICT and Internet resources. W