Pre-service English Teachers` Views on Digital Literacy Competences in Language Teaching

Abstract

Teaching in digital era allows the pre-service teachers to build their digital literacy to run digital teaching effectively and efficiently. Digital literacy on language teaching is the ability to select, evaluate, operate and apply digital media and digital tools in teaching and learning process. This current study aimed at investigating the pre-service English teachers` views on digital literacy competences in language teaching. Survey research was conducted to gather the data and 67 pre-service English teachers were as the participants. The data taken from questionnaire were analyzed through percentage analysis. The finding indicated that the pre-service English teachers were in average digital literacy competences, 84% of them were familiar with social media, 87 % of them argue that digital literacy competences as one of important things in digital teaching, 70% of them were familiar with digital media for EFL teaching. As the conclusion, the pre-service English teachers still need the professional training to upgrade their digital literacy competences and face the digital teaching.

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