English is seen as one of the most important languages around the World ; for that reason it is been necessary to speak English as a tool to get a good job. However here in Costa Rica we have some problems when talking about English teaching and learning because Students find many difficulties to learn the target language, also some people tend to spend years attending to public institutions without getting the required language proficiency. Because of that, society use to blame the educational system and English teachers for applying poor techniques to teach the language. Besides that, in some ocassions English is taught under unfavorable conditions and teachers face the lack of materials and motivation. On the other hand, there are teachers which are looking for solutions and they have found some alternatives to solve the difficulties; among those alternatives there are the use of technology and innovative activities in the classroom. Now the matter is, how can teachers implement this alternative in the classroom without problems?

Obviously, to promote the change from the traditional classroom to the technology as an important component in the class we are going to find many difficulties due to the cultural differences and need to get accustom to it, as well as other Spanish speaker countries which have to deal with the same inconvenient; the first factor that contributes to this problem is the environment in which we teach because most of the time we do not have the opportunity to speak to a native speaker person or to facilitate this interaction to our students, also the classrooms are full of students and we do not have the opportunity to assist each one individually; consequently the resources are not enough and the process becomes difficult to overcome. But, there is no problem and the solutions can be found.

Despite this situation, in some other countries people have been looking for solutions to this circumstance and, they have found some alternatives which can help us as an example to follow in our educational system; according to Carlos A. Mayora a recognized teacher from Caracas Venezuela he talks about a Technological Enhanced Language Learning (TELL) program, that is implemented in a high school in Venezuela and, the results they get are very satisfactory and profitable. What the program does is to join multimedia technology with traditional classroom English instruction, “ the program`s main objective is to develop the Ss´mastery of reading , listening , writing and speaking skills as well as the subskills of vocabulary and grammar” Pino-Silva and Antonini(1999, cited by Mayora 2006) this objective is achieved by different tasks assigned to the Students and developed in a multimedia environment that is composed by some computer and video stations, the students work individually and by themselves while the results are analyze by teachers at the end of each session to give them feedback and encourage them to improve. This is an example of how to get Students motivated in a task or in learning a new language also, it is interesting to be applied in our educational system.

It is seen that the education can be improved to guide the learning process to a positive transformation. Sometimes, one of the excuses for not to use technology is because the government does not give teachers or institutions the necessary budget to buy every computer or appliance needed; however, as teachers we have the responsability to look for the solution as much as we can, and one option here is to use what we have at home or at the institution, for example we can use radio to listen to local news which are in English; besides that, the high school´s TV or DVD can help us to watch a video about a real life situation where native speakers are talking. In addittion, Students can bring their own materials, nowadays we have many people who have cellphones in our classroom, so they can use those phones to educational purposes while recording a video of themselves speaking in English and using a specific topic. Technology and innovation are close to us we just need to pay attention to them.

We can see that English Teaching becomes difficult sometimes, because the results we got are not so positive and Teachers are unmotivated by that, but it is necessary to take into account that in some ocassions it is not just our fault and, that Students motivation and lack of interest in the subject can also affect our development as instructors. However, as teachers we must look for solutions and other activites which promote Students´ creativity and imagination involving real-life situations and their interests.
Another option, we have is to get together and share our experiences with other teachers, in order to look for the solutions and give to the students what they deserve. Technology is not threatening us or our job; since we are necessary in the classroom, on the other hand it is offering teachers the opportunity to progress and to get better in this variable world.

Mayora,C.2006.Integrating Multimedia Technology in a High School EFL Program.In English Teaching Forum.44(3).Review Board. Washington DC.