ICT integration into English classes: Investigating EFL teachers´ personal characteristics and technology-related variables

Author

Rahimi, Mehrak ; Yadollahi, Samaneh

Author_Institution

English Dept., Shahid Rajaee Teacher Training Univ., Tehran, Iran

fYear

2010

fDate

1-2 Dec. 2010

Firstpage

27

Lastpage

32

Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between ICT integration into English as a foreign language (EFL) classes in Iran and EFL teachers´ personal characteristics (age, gender, and teaching experience) and technology-related characteristics (frequency of computer and internet use, level of IT literacy, and attitude). Data were collected from 254 Iranian EFL teachers using ICT integration rating scale, IT literacy questionnaire, a personal information questionnaire, and computer attitude questionnaire. The results indicated that teachers´ ICT integration was negatively related to age and years of teaching experience. Computer use, internet use, and IT literacy were found to be positively and significantly related to ICT integration into EFL classes. However, gender and computer attitudes were not found to be related to ICT use.

Keywords

Internet; computer aided instruction; natural language processing; EFL teachers; ICT integration; IT literacy; Iranian EFL teachers; computer use; internet use; Computers; Educational institutions; Electronic learning; Internet; Reliability; EFL teachers; English; ICT integration; personal characteristics; technology-related variables;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

E-Learning and E-Teaching (ICELET), 2010 Second International Conference on

Conference_Location

Tehran

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-9011-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICELET.2010.5708376

Filename

5708376