Electronic Theses and Dissertation

Abstract name : alfia zahara student no. 1806202020036 study program : magister degree in english education department : english education title : islamic senior boarding schools english teachers’ attitude toward information communication and technology use in efl classroom (a survey at islamic senior boarding schools in aceh) keywords: teachers’ attitude, ict use, efl classroom the study described english teachers' attitudes toward ict use in efl classrooms, teachers' ability to use ict, and factors that impede ict use in the classroom. the method used in this research was a survey involving 20 english teachers as participants who teach in seven islamic senior boarding schools in banda aceh and aceh besar. the instruments used to collect the data were a questionnaire, an interview guide and focus group discussion. besides, the data from questionnaire were analyzed using the quantitative procedure and the data from interview and focus group discussion were analyzed using qualitative data analysis. the findings revealed that most teachers have a positive attitude toward ict use in efl classrooms. they have perceived that ict is essential in education, particularly in teaching english and other subjects. furthermore, teachers’ ability to use ict in teaching english is good, although they still need to improve their knowledge or skills in ict. likewise, some factors have impeded ict use in the efl classrooms, such as limited accessibility, lack of ict equipment, and lack of teachers training. in short, teachers' attitude and ability are two important aspects for english teachers to have good personality and professional competence in teaching efl classrooms.

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