INTRODUCTIONEducational software as a motivational tool in the teaching of English. Time has passed and the teaching of foreign languages ​​has developed, particularly in the teaching of English. Among the most significant advances, we can cite: the determination of teachers to rely on their own resources, the right to choose their point of intersection between theory and practice and to seek educational solutions to problems. A question that is still debated is that of motivation. English has become an indispensable instrument of communication throughout the world, due to a proliferation of educational methods and texts; from the one designed in 1580 called The English Schoolmaster to teach the French community of London, to the Spectrum (Costinett, 1994) defined and used 400 years later as a communicative English course and many others. The theory and practice of its teaching, as well as the methods and means used, have progressed considerably. This improvement is due to the use of advanced technology. This is the use of technical means in teaching, seen today as one of the trends of the moment. This is developing at a very rapid speed and at the same time, science and technology. Educational technology, which is one of the names given to this trend (Januszewski, 2008), has acquired remarkable diffusion nowadays, because emphasizing its immediate benefits and a very technical and assertive language, it focuses more on methods and means than on content. Their origins may be in programmed teaching to improve the efficiency of the educational process whose creation could be attributed to Burrhus F...... middle of article ......illa, C., Santini, S., Haya, PA, Rodríguez, P. and Sacha, GM 2014. “Designing video games to improve student motivation”. Computers in human behavior. 31:571-579. Papaja, K. 2014. Classroom-oriented research. Springer International Publishing. Sharma, P. and Barrett, B. 2010. Blended learning: using technology in and beyond the language classroom. Macmillan. Skinner, BF 1968. The technology of teaching. Ushioda, E. 2013. “Motivation and ELT: looking to the future.” International Perspectives on Motivation: Language Learning and Professional Challenges, 233.Vygotsky, LS 1987. The Collected Works of LS Vygotsky: Vol. 1Wood, D. and Wood, H. 1996. “Vygotsky, tutoring and learning”. Oxford Review of Education. 221: 5-16. Young, J. 1998. “Computers and education: Evolution of a cyber classroom.” PS: Political science and politics. 313: 568-572.