Exploring EFL Teachers' Perception on Readiness to Use Smartphones for Teaching Oral English Communication Skills at Tertiary Level

Autor/inn/en	Seraj, Prodhan Mahbub Ibna; Habil, Hadina; Hasan, Md. Kamul; Sharmin, Fatema
Titel	Exploring EFL Teachers' Perception on Readiness to Use Smartphones for Teaching Oral English Communication Skills at Tertiary Level
Quelle	In: MEXTESOL Journal, 45 (2021) 4, (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Seraj, Prodhan Mahbub Ibna) ORCID (Habil, Hadina) ORCID (Hasan, Md. Kamul)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2395-9908
Schlagwörter	English (Second Language); Language Teachers; Second Language Instruction; Teacher Attitudes; Readiness; Handheld Devices; Telecommunications; Technology Uses in Education; Oral Language; Communication Skills; College Faculty; Foreign Countries; Technological Literacy; Bangladesh + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Language teacher; Sprachunterricht; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Lehrerverhalten; Telekommunikationstechnik; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Oral interpretation; Mündlicher Sprachgebrauch; Kommunikationsstil; Fakultät; Ausland; Technisches Wissen; Bangladesch
Abstract	This study aims to examine the EFL teachers' perception of their readiness to use different smartphone applications for teaching oral skills at the tertiary level in Bangladesh and compares this to the relevant demographic factors. To reach these objectives, a mixed method research design was implemented. A survey questionnaire was answered by 46 English as a Foreign Language (EFL) teachers from twelve different universities in Bangladesh and a semi-structured interview was conducted with five of these teachers. The results showed that these EFL teachers had a high degree of readiness to use smartphones for teaching oral skills. The teachers agreed that smartphones could help them to deal with the problems like a large class size, a lack of authentic materials, learners' inactiveness, as well as a lack of an oral practice environment inside and outside the classroom. Moreover, there was no statistically significant relationship between the EFL teachers' demographics and their readiness to use a smartphone. The results suggest that smartphone applications have certain potentials/benefits for the university teachers, and that a smartphone-based teaching method for developing EFL learners' oral skills should be promoted in an EFL context like Bangladesh. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01