Abstract
More technological integration has been implemented in English language classrooms in recent years (Mercado, 2017). This has been the case in the teaching of the English language in private language centers in Greece. Teachers of English in Greece believe that technology is a tool and can be used in English language teaching (Spiris, 2014) along with others. This chapter examines the technological preparedness of teachers of English in private language centers in Greece during the COVID-19 pandemic and how their teaching was affected. In this mixed methods study, which was conducted through convenience sampling, 100 teachers of English and 50 English Language Center owners responded to two surveys and participated in follow up semi-structured interviews where their opinions on various aspects of technology integration prior and during the pandemic were sought. The findings indicate that teachers and English Language Center owners reported overwhelmingly positive views on the integration of technology into their classrooms but noted certain limitations when it comes to being educated in online education and implementing online course design. This chapter concludes that teachers were able to teach online successfully after they had taken some professional development courses on their own or from English language teacher associations.
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