Technology and language teaching in times of pandemic

Abstract

The development of new Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) has had a great impact on education worldwide. In the new scenario that we live today in the world with the COVID 19 pandemic, technologies have become the most powerful weapon in the educational sphere. At the closing of our universities distance education through the use of educational platforms, cell phones, tablets, have enabled the continuity of student learning. English language teachers face a new challenge in terms of teaching English, moving from face–to–face to online mode, where students and teachers must overcome the digital inequalities that arise in order to have access to quality education and excellence. This paper aims to highlight the importance of information and communication technologies in the process of teaching and learning languages and in dealing with the pandemic. As well as some experiences in the use of digital tools to promote the teaching and learning of English language in students.