Innovation in higher education in China: are teachers ready to integrate ICT in English language teaching?

Hu, Zhiwen; McGrath, Ian

doi:10.1080/1475939x.2011.554014

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“…This is in line with the literature indicating that beginning teachers tend not to take full advantage of the potential of technology in education (e.g. Hu & McGrath, 2011;Moore & Chae, 2007). The Hu and McGrath (2011) study, for instance, indicates that ICT-integrated lessons were limited and traditional.…”

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Preparing beginning teachers for technology integration in education: ready for take-off?

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Braak

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Technology, Pedagogy and Education

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The overall aims of this study are to explore (1) how beginning teachers integrate technology in their practice and (2) the connections between teachers' technology uses and their pre-service education programmes. Data of this follow-up study were collected through in-depth interviews with beginning teachers. The results reveal that all beginning teachers used a wide range of technological applications, mainly for structured learning approaches, while few created opportunities for student-centred technology use. Further, pre-service learning experiences that impact graduate teachers' technology use are identified. While teacher educators modelling technology use are an important motivator for beginning teachers to use technology in their own teaching, field experiences seem to be the most critical factor influencing their current practice. Based on the results of this study, recommendations about how to prepare and support preservice and beginning teachers for technology integration are discussed.

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Section: Cross-case Analysis and Discussionsupporting

confidence: 79%

Preparing beginning teachers for technology integration in education: ready for take-off?

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Roblin

Braak

et al. 2016

Technology, Pedagogy and Education

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“…Evidently, English language teachers in developing countries are convinced that ICT can change their ELT practices but their enthusiasm only lasts a short time. A study by Hu and McGrath (2011) recorded that teachers were fed up with the extremely limited ICT facilities. Reservation for the ICT-equipped classroom, according to one teacher, was only available at noon, a nap time for the students, which renders the lesson ineffective.…”

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Integrating ICT in English Language Teaching and Learning in Indonesia

Hidayati

2022

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Indonesian ELT is complex for numerous reasons, and the level of students" outcome has been regarded unsatisfactory by a number of researchers and academics. This paper considers ICT as one of possible alternatives to deal with the complexity of Indonesian ELT and to improve its outcomes. It widely explores ICT integration in English LTL, especially on how ICT has been used in this field. It further investigates the benefits and challenges of integrating ICT in LTL. The paper argues that the integration of ICT is promising for changing and improving the effectiveness of the current Indonesian ELT condition when it is carried out in line with the effective LTL principles. The integration of ICT will enable teachers to vary teaching and learning activities, to gradually change the teaching style to be more student-centred, to train students to have more active role in learning, and to access a huge range of authentic learning materials. The paper also acknowledges the contraints that will emerge in an effort of integrating ICT in Indonesian English LTL. Hence, some recommedations for action are proposed at the end.

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“…According to Fullan (1994), the top-down education systems have a poor track record for educational improvement. In this study, we can see that this hierarchical, centralised reform in China is also problematic for the reform planners have not considered the existing contextual realities sufficiently in specific colleges and universities although appropriate hardware and software have been provided (Hu and McGrath 2011). This insufficient consideration may result in a low rate of adoption, even discontinuance of the reform.…”

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“…These top-down educational reforms still remain dominant in education systems everywhere. In this kind of diffusion system, educational planners might be optimistic that the implementation would proceed smoothly since everything has been provided (Hu and McGrath 2011). Similarly, in this College English reform, everything was ready for change (e.g.…”

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Integrating ICT into College English: An implementation study of a national reform

McGrath

2011

Educ Inf Technol

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This paper describes a mixed-methods case study of a national reform of College English teaching in China which called for the integration of ICT (information and communication technology) into English classroom teaching and self-access learning. The study examined ICT implementation of the national reform in a specific tertiary institution from the perspectives of ICT use in language education and ICT-related policies and practices for EFL (English as a Foreign Language) teachers. The findings indicated that the reform had represented a challenge for teachers, who were expected to adapt to technologically-enhanced teaching materials, embrace student-centred classroom teaching and guide students' autonomous learning in ICT settings. Constraints included insufficient ICT facilities, teachers' limited ICT skills and pedagogic expertise; and lack of effective communication networks and inadequate technical support and ICT-related training also hindered the smooth ICT implementation of the reform. Implications for national and institutional policy-making are discussed.

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Innovation in higher education in China: are teachers ready to integrate ICT in English language teaching?

Cited by 88 publications

References 23 publications

Preparing beginning teachers for technology integration in education: ready for take-off?

Preparing beginning teachers for technology integration in education: ready for take-off?

Integrating ICT in English Language Teaching and Learning in Indonesia

Integrating ICT into College English: An implementation study of a national reform

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