Student attitudes toward teaching English with technology

Gard B Jenset

doi:10.7577/seminar.2408

Abstract

The present study investigates attitudes among student teachers toward using electronic resources in teaching. Two groups of student teachers, one composed of students in their first semester and the other composed of students in their third or fourth year, were asked to assess their skills and attitudes, before being shown an example of how open-source, Web-based data and software can be used in teaching English culture and history. The results show that student teachers are positive toward using technology, but that the teacher training program changes neither their attitudes nor their self-reported skills to any large extent.

Highlights

Web-based resources and data provide new possibilities for online teaching and learning, as well as for blended approaches mixing online and face-to-face teaching (Dudeney & Hockly, 2007, pp. 136-137)
The present study investigates attitudes toward using electronic resources in teaching English among student teachers enrolled in the English program at Bergen University College (HiB)
It is of some interest to chart the attitudes and skills that student teachers specializing in English have with respect to such digital tools, or electronic resources (Eresources)

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Introduction

Web-based resources and data provide new possibilities for online teaching and learning, as well as for blended approaches mixing online and face-to-face teaching (Dudeney & Hockly, 2007, pp. 136-137). Web-based resources and data provide new possibilities for online teaching and learning, as well as for blended approaches mixing online and face-to-face teaching The present study investigates attitudes toward using electronic resources in teaching English among student teachers enrolled in the English program at Bergen University College (HiB). Survey data and statistical methods are used to ascertain whether there are noticeable differences between experienced students (3-4 years of study experience) and new students (first semester at HiB), with respect to attitudes toward using electronic and Web-based resources in teaching. It is of some interest to chart the attitudes and skills that student teachers specializing in English have with respect to such digital tools, or electronic resources (Eresources). The study will hopefully provide an indication of the practices of the future teachers (with some caveats pertaining to the gap between attitudes and practice, as well as the limited size of the sample)

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