THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ICT IN TEACHING ENGLISH AS FOREIGN LANGUAGE: A CASE STUDY OF PREMARY SCHOOL ENGLISH TEACHERS IN KOTAMOBAGU, NORTH SULAWESI

Abstract

This study aims to find out whether ICTs (Information and Communication
Technologies) really helps EFL teachers in Kotamobagu to improve their
students’ English ability. This study uses the teachers’ perceptions as the main
sources to answer the research questions of this current study. It focuses on
finding the EFL teachers’ knowledge level in implementing ICTs, the level
of ICT implementation for educational purposes, and problems that teachers
might face during ICT implementation in the classrooms. This study uses
mixed method of quantitative and qualitative approach by using questionnaire
and interview to gain the data. The findings show that in general, teachers
have fair capability in using ICTs. They also have positive attitude towards
ICT implementation where they claimed that ICTs are useful to improve
students’ learning achievement. The teachers use ICTs for various reasons
and at the last this study found that lack of ICT facilities has become the main
problem that they often face.