scholarly journals Exploring Turkish EFL teachers’ perceptions of the factors affecting technology integration: A case study

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 626-646
Author(s):  
Okan ÖNALAN ◽  
Gökçe KURT
Keyword(s):  
Technology Integration ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Teachers Perceptions ◽  
Efl Teachers

Prospective EFL Teachers' Perceptions of Using CALL in the Classroom

2018 ◽  
pp. 1405-1418
Author(s):  
Anil Rakicioglu-Soylemez ◽  
Sedat Akayoglu
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Prospective Teachers ◽  
Teaching Practices ◽  
Teacher Education Program ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Teachers Perceptions ◽  
Efl Teachers ◽  
Efl Teacher Education

The study focuses on prospective English as a foreign language (EFL) teachers' perspectives on the use of Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL) resources in teaching English as a foreign language context. In addition to examining prospective teachers' perceptions, the similarities and differences in their perceptions and factors affecting their beliefs about using CALL resources will be addressed. The study aimed to identify the prospective EFL teachers' perceptions of their existing skills to integrate CALL into their future professional practices. The perceived factors that will facilitate and inhibit their future teaching practices by using CALL resources and their expectations from the teacher education program in terms of providing the necessary training to use CALL resources in their teaching practices were examined. The perceived benefits and challenges of using CALL in EFL teaching contexts will be addressed from the participants' perspectives. Finally, the study provides implications for further research in addition to recommendations for EFL teacher education programs.

Teachers' Attitudes Towards the Use of Tablets in Six EFL Classrooms

2020 ◽  
pp. 284-298
Author(s):  
Aysegul Liman Kaban ◽  
Isil Boy Ergul
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Efl Teachers ◽  
Efl Classrooms ◽  
Teachers Attitudes

This research study intends to explore teachers' use of tablets to in six EFL classrooms. The case study covers one private primary school in Istanbul, Turkey. Through the analysis of semi-structured interviews, the aim is to find out the factors affecting EFL teachers use of tablets, their attitudes towards using these devices, and the advantages and disadvantages they see in using tablets in their teaching. The study focuses on teachers' perspective as they are by and large ignored when it comes to the introduction of new technologies in educational institutions.

scholarly journals Nepalese EFL Teachers’ Perceptions of Pedagogical Capital: A Case Study

BELTA Journal ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 58-66
Author(s):  
Ganesh Kumar Bastola
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Capital ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
English Teachers ◽  
Teachers Perceptions ◽  
Language Classroom ◽  
Efl Teachers ◽  
Classroom Data

This study explores the perceptions of pedagogical capital of English teachers in the context of Nepal. It aims to examine how the perceptions of pedagogical capital differ and how it affects teachers’ performance in the language classroom. Data for this research were collected from 3 participants with varied experiences. The data have been analyzed based on the framework of Stake (1995). The study uses Bourdieu's (1977) notion of cultural capital for theoretical insights. Findings indicate that teachers' pedagogic capital is an ability that can be used in the classroom to facilitate learning process.

scholarly journals Exploring Planning Decisions and Interactive Decisions in EFL Teaching Practice——A Multi-case Study of 2 Chinese EFL Teachers and 2 Native English Teachers

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Youwen Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Soft Power ◽  
Teaching Practice ◽  
Lesson Plan ◽  
Empirical Examination ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Planning Decisions ◽  
Pedagogical Decisions ◽  
Efl Teachers

An empirical examination of two categories of teachers’ planning decisions and interactive decisions was implemented to gain an overall understanding of the teachers’ concerns with lesson plan, lesson framework and processing teaching tasks. And the investigation was intended to understand how these data affected their pedagogical decisions and the underlying factors affecting their planning and instructions. It can be identified that these interactive decisions all four teachers made were almost consistent with their planning decisions, though discrepancy between them may exist, and that a sound planning would positively boost teachers’ soft power of decision making in their teaching practice.

scholarly journals EFL Teachers’ Perceptions on Supervision Program as a Tool to Develop Teachers’ Professionalism

AL-TA LIM ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 144-152
Author(s):  
Tosriadi Tosriadi ◽  
Abdul Asib ◽  
Sri Marmanto
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Qualitative Case Study ◽  
Educational Background ◽  
Academic Life ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Teachers Perceptions ◽  
Efl Teachers ◽  
Students Success

Teachers hold a very crucial role in education. Students’ success in academic life is very much influenced by teachers’ quality. One of the ways applied by most schools in Indonesia to assure their teachers quality is by conducting supervision program at the end or in the middle of semester. This study investigated teachers’ perception on the effectiveness of supervision program in relation to their professional development. This qualitative case study involved 4 EFL teachers teaching at various school levels; elementary school, junior high school and senior high school. The data were collected through interview and document analysis. The result of data analysis revealed that teachers hold positive attitude toward supervision program in helping them develop their professionalism in teaching. Schools need to maintain supervision program to make sure their teachers are well prepared in performing their duty. The participating teachers suggested for its meaningfulness, supervision program should be well designed. Teachers being observed and supervisor should have the same educational background.

AN ANALYSIS OF EFL TEACHERS’ PERCEPTIONS RELATED TO THE DECISION-MAKING PROCESS: A CASE STUDY AT A FOUNDATION UNIVERSITY IN TURKEY

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (14) ◽  
pp. 40-55
Author(s):  
Mehmet Salih YOĞUN
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Teaching Experience ◽  
Private University ◽  
Careful Consideration ◽  
Complex Nature ◽  
Decision Making Process ◽  
Administrative Roles ◽  
Teachers Perceptions ◽  
Efl Teachers

Decision-making process requires school leaders and teachers to approach problems in a systematic way with more attention as a part of their academic and administrative roles, duties and responsibilities. In this respect, it is inevitable for them to consider the complex nature of decision-making procedures that is reshaped again and again due to the stakeholders various social, educational, cultural and psychological backgrounds. Bearing these points in mind, the purpose of the current study was to investigate the EFL teachers’ perceptions of decision-making process and identify the decision-making style they follow. Additionally, it aspired after searching whether gender and teaching experience effect the EFL teachers’ decision-making styles. A qualitative case study design was applied for the present study in accordance with its purpose. 6 EFL teachers (3 females and 3 male) working at the School of Foreign Languages in a private university took part in this study as participants. Collected data was analysed with Creswell’s (2012) inductive content analysis. The findings reached as a result of the study revealed that teachers’ perceptions of decision-making process were categorized under four headings. They were (1) the careful consideration of the situation, (2) involvement of all the parties, (3) reacting to an undesired situation, and (4) feeling responsible. It was also observed that while the men utilized rational decision-making style, the women preferred dependent decision-making style. Additionally, according to the findings, all of the participants stated that teaching experience had a positive correlation with decision-making process which means that the more experience teachers have, the more successful and effective decisions they take.

scholarly journals The Implementation of ICT in Teaching English as Foreign Language: A Case Study of Premary School English Teachers in Kotamobagu, North Sulawesi

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 58-75
Author(s):  
Dewi Christa Kobis ◽  
Michel Farrel Tomatala
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
English As Foreign Language ◽  
Teachers Perceptions ◽  
North Sulawesi ◽  
Ict Implementation ◽  
Efl Teachers ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Research Questions

This study aims to find out whether ICTs (Information and Communication Technologies) really helps EFL teachers in Kotamobagu to improve their students’ English ability. This study uses the teachers’ perceptions as the main sources to answer the research questions of this current study. It focuses on finding the EFL teachers’ knowledge level in implementing ICTs, the level of ICT implementation for educational purposes, and problems that teachers might face during ICT implementation in the classrooms. This study uses mixed method of quantitative and qualitative approach by using questionnaire and interview to gain the data. The findings show that in general, teachers have fair capability in using ICTs. They also have positive attitude towards ICT implementation where they claimed that ICTs are useful to improve students’ learning achievement. The teachers use ICTs for various reasons and at the last this study found that lack of ICT facilities has become the main problem that they often face.

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