Professional Development in Integrating Technology into Teaching and Learning: EFL Teachers' Perspectives and Experiences  

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Kustini, Siti ; Evidoyanti

Jenis: Article from Proceeding
Dalam koleksi: The 61st TEFLIN International Conference : English Language Curriculum Development: Implications for Innovations in Language Policy and Planning, Pedagogical Practices, and Teacher Professional Development, Solo, 7 - 9 October 2014, page 1351-1354.
Topik: Technology; Teacher Professional Development; Perspectives; Experiences
Fulltext: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN INTEGRATING TECHNOLOGY.pdf (8.1MB)

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Technology development in the beginning of 21st century has provided exciting opportunities for language teaching and learning. Despite the gradual growth in the use of technologies by language teachers, integration of technology into language classroom pedagogy still seems to be fairly limited (Guichon & Hauck, 2011 cited in Karabulut, 2013). The purpose of this study was to investigate English teachers’ perspectives on their professional development and technology experiences they participated in and whether or not the professional development they participated positively affected their classroom practice. This research employed mixed method design integrating quantitative and qualitative approaches by using open-ended and close-ended questionnaires. The quantitative data from the close-ended questionnaires were analyzed descriptively. The qualitative data from open-ended questions were identified, named, and categorized to do the analysis. The findings indicated that teachers perceived the professional development training they received had positive impact on their instructional activities and that integrating technology into classroom was considered crucial in this era. Despite the overall positive feelings associated with their professional development experiences, the partcipants also highlighted a number of challenges or difficulties, one of which had to do with the unavailability of technology facilities at their work environment.

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