EFL Teachers’ Perception of ICT Integration in EFL Teaching and the Current Practice of ICT in EFL Teaching
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This study aimed to investigate the perceptions of EFL teachers regarding the use of ICT and the extent to which they integrated it into their EFL classes. A survey was conducted with EFL teachers who were alumni of the English Education Study Program at a state-owned university in South Sumatra. Furthermore, the survey was administered online using Google Forms and distributed across all districts and major cities in South Sumatra Province, as well as several other Indonesian provinces, through the WhatsApp alumni community. The results showed that teachers exhibited a positive attitude toward ICT integration in EFL lessons and a highly positive attitude toward its effectiveness in facilitating student learning. It was also found that while most teachers incorporated ICT in their EFL teaching and learning activities, only 24% admitted to doing this daily. Teachers acknowledged that there were still some barriers limiting them from adopting ICT in their EFL lessons, notably the lack of facilities and resources.
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