ICT training and ICT use among Vietnamese foreign language teachers.

Nicholas, Howard. | 130306 Educational Technology and Computing

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Title: ICT training and ICT use among Vietnamese foreign language teachers.
Creator: Dang, Xuan Thu.
Creator: Nicholas, Howard.
Creator: Lewis, Ramon.
Subject: Professional development for teachers
Subject: ICT use in teaching foreign languages
Subject: 130103 Higher Education
Subject: 130306 Educational Technology and Computing
Date: 2013.
Publisher: Common Ground Publishing.
Description: Open Access. The published version of this work has been reproduced here in accordance with the Publisher’s self archiving and copyright policies.
Description: Information and communications technology (ICT) devices have become increasingly available for teaching and learning in Vietnam. However, availability of ICT facilities and ICT use are two different issues. Teachers’ ICT integration often depends on their level of ICT competency, which is closely linked with ICT training. This paper presents the results of a case study that investigated ICT training for foreign language teachers at a university in Vietnam. Survey participants (n = 222) were asked to report on ICT use in lesson preparation and classroom teaching, and provision of ICT training opportunities. Subsequently data were collected from semi-structured interviews (n = 43), during which interviewees addressed their ICT use, training in ICT and access to suitable technology. The findings of the study provide insights into the relationship between ICT provision and training, and ICT use in foreign language teaching in the Vietnamese context. Consideration of the findings suggests a need for on-going and regularly updated professional development programs with a focus on specific ICT skills for which language teachers profess a need.

ISSN: 1835-9795
Format: 12 p. (p. 13-24)
Language: en
Rights: This article may be downloaded for personal use only. Permission to reproduce this article must be sought from Common Ground. This article was first published in Ubiquitous Learning, 5(3): 13-24, 2013. More information about Journals published by Common Ground may be found at http://commongroundpublishing.com/journals/
Type: journal article
Source: Ubiquitous Learning, 5(3): 13-24

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