Abstract
The status of English as a foreign language in Indonesia makes the students use this language rarely. Whereas, English as international language and also a compulsory subject in secondary school to university level in Indonesia encourage students to master English. ICT comes with many advantages created innovation in teaching and learning English. Then, the teachers as the key role in the course should utilize it. However, the teachers should know the roles of ICT in teaching English. Therefore, this research aims to analyze English teachers’ perceptions on the roles of ICT in EFL classroom. This descriptive qualitative research involved five English teachers from different schools in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The research data were gathered using interview. The findings of the research showed that ICT plays role as a tool, a source, and an encouragement of students’ English learning.
Highlights
The English language teaching and learning is often associated with the use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
ICT provide opportunities to English teachers and students to achieve learning goals effectively. It means that the English teachers as a key role in the success of English language teaching and learning process must be utilizing the technology advancement
ICT comes as an innovation that offers to improve English language teaching and learning in Indonesian context
Summary
The English language teaching and learning is often associated with the use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT). ICT comes as an innovation that offers to improve English language teaching and learning in Indonesian context. This research comes to analyze their perception with a research question as follows: What are the teachers’ perceptions on the role of ICT in Indonesian EFL classroom?
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