Vol. 5 Issue 15 – Research Paper: ‘Perceptions of In-Service Teachers Regarding Technology Integrated English Language Teaching’ by Aslı Lidice Göktürk Sağlam & Semih Sert
ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue#15 | April 29, 2013 | ISSN 0975-3036
Research Paper Abstract
Technology is changing paradigms in education rapidly and teachers are caught unguarded due to lack of professional training in this aspect. This study reflects the perceptions of nine ELT [EnglishLanguage Teaching] instructors with M.A TEFL degrees and with over six years of professional experience. Despite the lack of formal professional training as part of their pre-service teacher education, these instructors need to cope with the demands of this transition in daily implementation. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews, open-ended questionnaires and field notes. An inductive analysis approach was used to analyze the data and emergent patterns of data were used to develop coding categories. Results indicated that respondents held positive views about the role of educational technology for enriching language instruction. (more…)