Post by Admin on Jun 17, 2014 13:15:45 GMT
'Implementing technological tools in EFL classes has not been easy for language teachers, they often struggle to make class activities consistent with the curriculum... The problem regularly is that EFL teachers do not possess the pedagogical and technological knowledge to use technological tools to foster communication and interaction among students to learn collaboratively.'
This research article concludes that the ten teachers who took part in their research benefited from in-service or pre-service training on how to use technology with EFL students.
'The data collected in the study also demonstrated that teacher education experiences are crucial for teacher learning to integrate the use of forums and blogs in the EFL curriculum.'
Do many EFL teachers get the opportunity to have training with the use of technology in the classroom? What courses are available? How desperately are they needed?
[Text taken from Virtual Forums: A Pedagogical Tool for Collaboration and Learning in Teacher Education, Espitia & Olarte (2011)]
This research article concludes that the ten teachers who took part in their research benefited from in-service or pre-service training on how to use technology with EFL students.
'The data collected in the study also demonstrated that teacher education experiences are crucial for teacher learning to integrate the use of forums and blogs in the EFL curriculum.'
Do many EFL teachers get the opportunity to have training with the use of technology in the classroom? What courses are available? How desperately are they needed?
[Text taken from Virtual Forums: A Pedagogical Tool for Collaboration and Learning in Teacher Education, Espitia & Olarte (2011)]