TECHNOLOGY USE IN LANGUAGE TEACHING: THE CASE OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING IN TÖMER (original) (raw)
It is widely accepted by the researchers conducting studies in the field of CALL (Computer Aided Language Learning) in Turkey that technology is not being used in the majority of the classrooms all over the country. Due to its highly innovative nature, the use of technology in the case of foreign language teaching in private sector has not been widely focused on to generalize findings on this specific aspect. Further, research on teachers' beliefs has established that stereotypes of teachers can be one of the most effective influences on their practices. This case study, therefore, intends to determine use of and beliefs about computers of teachers in a private educational institution in Turkey which is namely TÖMER. Interviews were held with 8 teachers affiliated with TÖMER. The semi structured interview guide includes questions related with teachers' administrative use of computers, their pedagogic use of computers, their beliefs about the pedagogical potential of computers, their beliefs about computers and their beliefs about the integration of computers in the classroom. Findings of the study is compared with the results of similar studies in the literature to provide TÖMER with suggestions for the betterment of technology use if necessary.
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