A Review on the Proper Integration of Technology into Pedagogical and Content Knowledge in ESL Setting

The Technological Pedagogical and Content Knowledge (TPACK) framework can be considered as the three pillars of 21st century education. The purpose of this review is to examine the TPACK framework in teaching English as a Second Language (ESL) setting and what it really means to integrate technology into Pedagogical and Content Knowledge in ESL. Viewpoints of educators and scholars around the world regarding the TPACK framework were discussed. The study reviled factors under few key areas; technology in teaching and learning, teaching English as a second language with technology, role of the teacher in technology integration, technology integration during the COVID-19 pandemic and what it really means to integrate technology in ESL setting. At the end of the review, it was suggested that true meaning of technology integration is not only using technological tools and devices to display learning materials in-class. It is the process of utilizing technology as a tool to enhance the teaching and learning where it creates room for the smooth communication and learning between peers and between the student and the teacher, even beyond the classroom.