Pre-Service Teachers' Training in Information Communication and Technology for the ESL Classrooms in Malaysia
ARTICLE
Chan Yuen Fook, Gurnam Kaur Sidhu, Nursyaidatul Kamar, Norazah Abdul Aziz
Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education Volume 11, Number 3, ISSN 1302-6488
Abstract
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.
Citation
Yuen Fook, C., Sidhu, G.K., Kamar, N. & Abdul Aziz, N. (2011). Pre-Service Teachers' Training in Information Communication and Technology for the ESL Classrooms in Malaysia. Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, 11(3), 97-108. Retrieved March 28, 2024 from https://www.learntechlib.org/p/55357/.
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Keywords
- Classroom Environment
- Classroom Techniques
- Educational Indicators
- educational technology
- English (Second Language)
- English Instruction
- Foreign Countries
- information technology
- Practicums
- preservice teacher education
- preservice teachers
- Program Effectiveness
- Questionnaires
- Student Teacher Attitudes
- Teacher Competencies
- Teacher Competency Testing
- Teacher Effectiveness
- teaching methods
- Technological Literacy
- Technology Education
- technology integration
- Technology Uses in Education