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Publication Date: 2011-Jul
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Pre-Service Teachers' Training in Information Communication and Technology for the ESL Classrooms in Malaysia
Yuen Fook, Chan; Sidhu, Gurnam Kaur; Kamar, Nursyaidatul; Abdul Aziz, Norazah
Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, v11 n3 p97-108 Jul 2011
Today there is sufficient evidence that Information and Communication Technologies (ICT henceforth) has a significant influence on the teaching and learning process that takes places in the classroom. Therefore, this study sought to investigate the ESL pre-service teachers' attitudes, competency and preparation in integrating ICT in their teaching and learning activities. The study employed a quantitative survey method and involved a total of 70 pre-service Teaching English as Second Language (TESL) teachers in the Faculty of Education from a public university in Malaysia. These pre-service teachers, who had undergone 12 weeks of practicum teaching in secondary schools, were given a set of questionnaire and the data gathered from the questionnaires were statistically analyzed. The results indicated that the pre-service teachers do possess positive attitudes, moderate level of competency and are adequately prepared in integrating ICT in the classroom. The study also highlighted that the lack of facilities and technical malfunction in schools as the biggest obstacle for the pre-service teachers in their efforts to integrate ICT in the classroom. These result suggested that teachers must be well prepared for ICT use in the classroom. Therefore continuous training and ICT courses should be seen as solution in assisting teachers strengthen their ICT skills and in encouraging them to keep up to date with newer technologies.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English Instruction, Teaching Methods, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Student Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Competencies, Technology Integration, English (Second Language), Practicums, Questionnaires, Information Technology, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Technological Literacy, Technology Education, Teacher Competency Testing, Preservice Teachers, Program Effectiveness, Teacher Effectiveness, Educational Indicators, Preservice Teacher Education
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Malaysia
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