A thesis in Partial Fulfilment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master in

Third Examiner

Drs. Suharno, M. ED. ...............................................................................................

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STATEMENT OF ORIGINILATY

I hereby declare that this submission in my own work and that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, this study contains no material previously published or written by another person or material which to a substantial extent has been accepted for the award of any other degree or diploma of a university or other institutes of higher learning, except where due acknowledgement is made in the text of the thesis.
Semarang 21 June 2011 ABDELAZIEM ELHADI .M. ELGHAWARI

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

First and foremost, I would like to thank Allah S.W.T for giving me strength to endure the challenges in my quest to complete this research.

Semarang 21 June 2011

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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TITLE I

APPROVAL PAGE II
VALIDATION III
STATEMENT OF ORIGINALITY IV
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS V
TABLE OF CONTENTS VI
INTISARI XI
ABSTRACT XII
CHAPTER I

1. 
   Background of the Study 1
   
2. 
   Libya in Brief 7
   
   1. 
      The Education System in Libya 8
      
   2. 
      The Status of English in Libyan Schools 9
      
   3. 
      The ICT Policy in Libya 10
      
   4. 
      Teachers and Computer Technology (ICT) 11
      
3. 
   The Statement of the Problem and Research Questions 12
   
4. 
   Objectives of the Study 14
   
5. 
   The Significance of the Study 14
   
6. 
   Limitation of the Study 15
   

1. Definition of Terms 16
1.8 Conclusion 18
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CHAPTER II LITERATURE REVIEW

0. 
   Introduction 20
   
1. 
   ICT in Education 20
   
   1. 
      Advantages and Disadvantages of ICT in Education 22
      
   2. 
      Integration of ICT in the English Language Classroom 29
      
   3. 
      Factors to consider Pertaining to the use of ICT in the Language Classroom 31
      
2. 
   EFL in Arab Countries 33
   
   1. 
      ICT and EFL 34
      
3. 
   Theoretical and Conceptual Framework 36
   

0. 
   Theoretical Framework 36
   
1. 
   Learning – Constructivism and ICT in Education 36
   
2. 
   Pedagogy and Constructivism 38
   
3. 
   Thorndike‟s Law of Learning 40
   
   1. 
      Law of Learning 40
      
   2. 
      The Law of Effect 43
      
   3. 
      The Law of Exercise 45
      
   4. 
      The Law of Readiness 46