Technology Use in EFL Classroom: Teachers’ Attitudes and Concerns

Abstract

Today, throughout the world, there is an awareness of the fundamental role of the Internet in education; yet, many EFL teachers are reluctant to use it. This paper aims at investigating the EFL teachers’ attitudes, beliefs, and concerns regarding the use of the internet in their teaching. In particular, the study attempts to provide answers to the following questions: To what extent are language teachers familiar with internet use in the classroom? Is the use of internet in class an important issue for them? Will the teachers be willing to use the Internet in their teaching? What concerns do the teachers raise over internet use in the classroom?  A questionnaire was e-mailed to 50 teachers from the department of English. The findings revealed that all the respondents are not only quite familiar with the Internet technology, but they express their strong willingness to integrate it in their teaching too. To a large extent, the results corroborate with previous studies on ICT in educational settings.