6.Do you think technologies should play a central or a peripheral role in second language teaching and learning?

With the rise in educational technology, many schools are preparing teachers and students to work with several new technologies to facilitate learning and students engagement. Many of these technologies work particularly well with students, as they are familiar with current technologies and will appreciate a classroom that uses multimedia platforms.

Technology is a very necessary tool for teachers, but it plays a peripheral role in second language teaching and learning. We teachers can use technologies such as computers, audios, videos, pod-casts, and power point presentations when delivering a lesson. These are useful tools for teachers to support their classes: furthermore, students can use technology to empower their listening, speaking, writing, and reading skills in a variety of ways. They can watch videos subtitled in English, listen to music, read articles in English, and so forth. Also, they can research information about topics that they have not studied yet in class so that they can understand better or more easily when the teacher explains these topics to them.

On the other hand, Social networks such as facebook, Google plus, twitter, and so on can be very useful for teachers, and we can take advantage of them. For instance, teachers can create groups on facebook with teaching purposes. Teachers can upload important information for the students: a list of verbs, rules for the use of certain tense and so forth. Technology plays an important role when teaching. Teachers can play videos related to the topic they are teaching to deliver lessons more effectively, but it cannot be the center in second language teaching and learning since there are some much more important things. 

There will never be anything better than a teacher teaching in the conventional way. For example, blended learning is a form of education that combines face-to-face classroom methods with computer-mediated activities. According to its proponents, the strategy creates a more integrated approach for both instructors and students. We can realize that technology is pretty essensial in the teaching-learning process. However, " There must be always the presence of a teacher".