Integrating Ict in English Language Teaching and Learning in Indonesia

Indonesian ELT is complex for numerousreasons, and the level of students‟ outcome has beenregarded unsatisfactory by a number of researchers andacademics. This paper considers ICT as one of possiblealternatives to deal with the complexity of IndonesianELT and to improve its outcomes. It widely exploresICT integration in English LTL, especially on how ICThas been used in this field. It further investigates thebenefits and challenges of integrating ICT in LTL. Thepaper argues that the integration of ICT is promising forchanging and improving the effectiveness of the currentIndonesian ELT condition when it is carried out in linewith the effective LTL principles. The integration of ICTwill enable teachers to vary teaching and learningactivities, to gradually change the teaching style to bemore student-centred, to train students to have moreactive role in learning, and to access a huge range ofauthentic learning materials. The paper alsoacknowledges the contraints that will emerge in aneffort of integrating ICT in Indonesian English LTL.Hence, some recommedations for action are proposed atthe end