How does Using Computer Technologies Affect the Language Learning Process in ESP Classes?

Abstract

The present article is intended to reveal the effectiveness of technology in ESP classes through the experimental study conducted at Tashkent State University of Law with 200 first-year students and ESP instructors from the foreign languages department. In the research diverse methods were employed such as qualitative, quantitative, and experimental. Regarding this, necessary investigating tools were applied which assisted in finding essential data to unveil whether technology-based lessons are more effective and facilitative than typical traditional classes.

The findings of the research article show that computer technologies can affect both positively and negatively in ESP classes depending on how they are implemented in the classroom and students’ literacy level. The result of the interviews and the questionnaires with the ESP teachers and the law students at Tashkent State University of Law indicates that technology has become an inseparable part of ESP classes. However, it is evident from the research paper that technology can also become a distracter if not applied appropriately in ESP classes. The experiment of technology versus “no technology” lessons are conducted in this research paper and the results are described in the form of graphs, charts in the article.