چکیده:
The increasing use and popularity of technology in educational settings and smart schooling makes it indispensable to explore the teachers' perceived obstacles in its successful implementation. This study inspected the status quo of information and communication technology (ICT) integration in Iranian high schools and investigated the obstacles, as perceived by teachers, and their proposed solutions toward using technologies. In so doing, 311 English as foreign language teachers were requested to participate in this study. A researcher-made open-ended questionnaire was used to collect the data. Qualitative data were analyzed using a thematic analysis and the results of study indicated that on the whole, Iranian EFL teachers do not usually integrate ICT in their classes and the obstacles in implementing ICT in language classrooms could be classified into eight main themes: Lack of confidence, lack of competence, resistance to change, lack of time, lack of effective training, lack of technical supports, and negative attitude. The findings revealed that even though teachers realize the benefits of ICT integration, most of them are reluctant in integrating technologies in their classes because of the above-mentioned reasons. The findings may help teachers, policy makers, and syllabus designers put more focus on ICT integration and teachers' needs for obtaining better results in teaching and learning process.
خلاصه ماشینی:
"Qualitative data were analyzed using a thematic analysis and the results of study indicated that on the whole, Iranian EFL teachers do not usuallyintegrate ICT in their classes and the obstacles in implementing ICT in language classrooms could be classified into eight main themes: Lack ofconfidence, lack of competence, resistance to change, lack of time, lack ofeffective training, lack of technical supports, and negative attitude.
She also referred to inadequate facilities, lack of IT support, students' unequal access to technology and anxiety in working with computers, rigid syllabi at schools and institutes and lack of communities of practice for language teachers as other problems in ICT use for educational purposes.
The high frequency suggestions mentioned by EFL teachers are: - Changing teachers' point of views by describing the benefits of ICT; - Holding up inservice classes to make progress through trial and error; - Producing electronic contents and making educational CDs available; - Teaching ICT as a compulsory course; - Lowering teachers' workload by giving responsibilities to skillful students; The second item in this questionnaire is as follows: 2.
The results revealed that teachers' lack of confidence, lack of competence, resistance to change, lack of time, lack of effective training, lack of ICT resource accessibility, lack of technical supports and negative attitudes are among the most cited problems mentioned by EFL teachers in dealing with technology and ICT in their language classes."