Efl teacher’s perceptions towards the application of ict to their language teaching at academy of journalism and communication

Abstract

This study aims to determine how EFL teachers perceive using ICT in their EFL classes at the Academy of Journalism and Communication (AJC). 30 EFL teachers from the Faculty of Foreign Languages were recruited for this study. In addition to conducting interviews, a closed-ended questionnaire based on the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) (Davis et al., 1989) was carried out. The results show that 22 teacher users are highly motivated to use ICT because they think it is crucial for ELT since it improves learning outcomes such as enjoyment, curiosity, and effectiveness. The other eight teacher non-users, meantime, are aware that using ICT is becoming more and more necessary, but their enthusiasm is still low. Their obstacles came from a lack of training and financial and non-financial assistance from their workplace. Given that ICT offers limitless knowledge sources for ELT and teachers must be ready for the modern challenges in education and technology, removing these barriers should thus be a top goal for institutions.