Preparing Prospective English Language Teachers for ICT Integration
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Abstract
This paper reports on a case study of six prospective English language teachers’ ICT training experiences and the connections between these experiences and their beliefs about how well their language teacher education program prepared them for effective technology integration in language classrooms. This study aimed at arguing the importance of the situational factors in the university coursework and fieldwork components of teacher education on future teachers’ technology-related beliefs and technology use. Data were gathered through surveys and semi-structured face-to-face interviews. The results provided some implications for curriculum updates in teacher education programs and necessary improvements in relevant policies to prepare their graduates to teach with technology-integrated classrooms. The development of a practical and integrated knowledge base of ICT use should be a visible component in teacher education programs.
Keywords
ICT use, Technology integration, Teacher education, Pre-service EFL teachers
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Aslan, R. & Bekereci-Sahin, M. (2024). Preparing prospective English language teachers for ICT integration. International Journal of Education in Mathematics, Science, and Technology (IJEMST), 12(4), 899-918. https://doi.org/10.46328/ijemst.4069
DOI: https://doi.org/10.46328/ijemst.4069
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