FUTURE OF TEACHING ENGLISH LANGUAGE THROUGH TECHNOLOGY IN GUJARAT

“Technology is a gift of God. After the gift of life, it is perhaps the greatest of God's gifts. It is the mother of civilizations, of arts and of sciences.” (Freeman Dyson) We know that in today’s age English language is getting more and more importance. English language has become so necessary in our life that we need it on each step in our life. It has become so essential that we feel that we are surrounded by English language. English language has given great opportunity to the employment and lifestyle in human life. It has become so necessary that we cannot fulfil our daily needs without learning it properly. Since the requirement has arisen, the educators have also thought about it deeply and recognised the necessity of teaching English from the very early stages of schooling. Lots of school have emerged to fulfil the parents desire to educate their child in English medium schools or offering best English education in other medium schools also. Government has also pondered about it properly and facilitated the schools with proper equipment and guidance time to time. The scenario of teaching English in Gujarat state is not different. Gujarat government has also put emphasis on teaching English while several other private educators in Gujarat state also attempt to provide best English education in their schools. While it comes to giving better education the government or the private educators need special equipment and proper technology. Special equipment and proper technology can be provided with the help of Internet. Here technology means the use of Internet and computers laptops and mobiles and use of various online content and mass media. The government and the special educators have started to provide English language teaching with the help of Internet and laptops. The research paper aims at showcasing the real scenario of usage of Internet and technology in the schools of Gujarat state especially teaching English language.