Abstract
The world has witnessed a major pandemic that has threatened the status of education across the globe. Such a crisis highlights the importance of education technology, which has not been an influential part of Kuwait’s education until the onset of COVID-19. Delays and interruptions of the academic year disrupted the lives of many students around the world, including Kuwait. Since e-learning technologies are not traditionally used in Kuwaiti higher education, this study aims to investigate the acceptance of technology and whether that has changed with the pandemic. It seeks to find useful strategies that could assist teachers in effectively using electronic distance-learning digital resources. The Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) has been developed to investigate the degrees of usage and acceptance of technology. This paper adopts an improved model that also includes the educational experience of teachers, in an attempt to understand the context of Kuwaiti higher education. Therefore, this quantitative study examines the use and acceptance of educational technologies of English language instructors in higher education. 
 
 The study uses an online survey among 33 English language instructors at the Public Authority for Applied Education and Training (PAAET) to also account for the perceptions and experiences of the teachers. The results revealed an overall high acceptance level of educational technology, with varying degrees of implementation.
Highlights
1.1 The Impact of COVID-19 on Education in KuwaitCOVID-19 has affected many sectors around the world, including health, education, society, economy, politics, and humanitarianism
The results show that English language instructors have positive attitudes towards the efficiency of e-learning technologies
Prior research has established a relationship between Performance Expectancy (PE) and Behavioural Intention to use e-learning technologies (Pullen et al, 2015; Lowenthal, 2010; San Martin & Herrero, 2012; Venkatesh et al, 2003)
Summary
1.1 The Impact of COVID-19 on Education in KuwaitCOVID-19 has affected many sectors around the world, including health, education, society, economy, politics, and humanitarianism. 1.1 The Impact of COVID-19 on Education in Kuwait. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) showed that 1,344,914,000 students had their studies suspended, in 138 countries around the world (UNESCO, 2020). As COVID-19 has brought learning in Kuwait to a halt, PAAET has intensified its process of embracing e-learning technology as it looked for feasible ways for students to resume studies during the pandemic. As part of this process, PAEET has provided access to Microsoft Teams and Moodle programs, on which instructors can upload syllabi and course content for their students, and on which classes can take place online
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