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Item General overview of the use of ICT in the teaching and learning of foreign languages(2014-12) Araromi, M. O.The application of information and communication technology (ICT) to the teaching and learning of foreign languages has come a long way in the field of foreign language education. A good number of foreign language software developed by language software developers have been underutilized by foreign language teachers, thereby resulting to poor performance and attrition in foreign language learning most especially in the developing countries of the world. This problem cannot be divorced from teachers’ level of technical competence, availability and accessibility of computer and ICT facilities in schools and the attitude of foreign language teachers to the use of modem technology as an intervention in the foreign language classroom. In this paper however, the researchers discussed the extent to which foreign language teachers are reluctant to change from the conventional method of foreign language teaching in spite of the numerous advantages inherent in the use of ICT facilities and computer software in foreign language learning. We gave the general overview of the application, the use and the resultant effect of the information and communication technology (ICT ) and language software in enhancing the foreign language skills in the learners. It was therefore concluded that the significance of using ICT facilities in the teaching and learning of foreign languages is unquantifiable.Item The roles of literature in the development of foreign language skills : the case of french language(Global Journals Inc., Cambridge, USA, 2013-12) Araromi, M. O.The teaching of Literature in French in the Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination syllabus has spanned several decades in the Nigeria system of Education. It forms an integral part of the examination syllabus together with Essay and letter writing, Translation Lexis and structure, Dictation, Listening comprehension, reading of texts, conversation and cultural studies. A lot of controversies have trailed the continuous inclusion of French Literature into the examination syllabus at this level due to some problems encountered by students which include among others: lack of interest, language deficiency and non-availability of reading texts. Therefore, this paper sought to investigate the relative importance of literature to the development of language skills in the foreign language learning programme with particular interest in French language as the second official language in Nigeria. It was affirmed in this paper that literature helps in the training of the mind, (t serves as authentic materials for language learning and it motivates the learners because it is open to interpretation and gives room for drawing inferences from the reading texts. It was also concluded that the link between culture and language should not be over-emphasized in foreign language learning programme. Language competence and cultural competence are two essential skills in foreign language learning that could be treated in isolation without doing any arm to the acquisition of these skills.