On Wednesday, July, 31, there was a lecture about educational technology by Linda Jones. The lecture was about how to use technology in teaching and how it is possible to use technology in teaching. By using technology, there are many benefits of language learning. So the benefits of using technology in language learning are to increase time on task, contact with authentic language, allow for creative activities in and out of class, enhance students and teachers motivation, address students' needs. All these benefits are very important to language learning process in which the students would be able to learn language better. Using technology in language learning has also some negative issues because using technology is not always possible and doable. Sometimes technology inside the class doe not meet the needs of the students or the goals of what the teacher wants and there is a suitable time to use technology inside the class. For me, I found the lecture very useful and interesting because I could apply its rules on my students in Iraq to have a specific lecture and avoid the traditional teaching methods that most of the students get bored with. Thus, by applying technology inside the class, the students will be more excited to attend the class and get the information better than the way they used to get. 

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