TITLE:
Knowledge, Attitude and Use of Information Communication Technology (ICT) among English Language Teachers
AUTHORS:
Dheventhiran Dass Ramadass, Parilah Mohd Shah
KEYWORDS:
Information Communication Technology (ICT), Teaching and Learning, Knowledge, Attitude, Use, Challenges
JOURNAL NAME:
Creative Education,
Vol.13 No.2,
February
23,
2022
ABSTRACT: The emergence of Information Communication Technology (ICT) over the years has brought significant benefits in the field of education especially for teachers. In the contemporary day, ICT is being used as a synchronous and asynchronous teaching and learning platform that caters to both teachers andlearners’ needs. The Ministry of Education (MoE) has executed different paradigmsto assist teachers in implementing a variety of ICT-supported methods and resources in the classroom to improve the teaching and learning process. This study aims to analyze the level of knowledge, attitude and use of ICTpossessed by English language teachers in teaching English. A survey questionnaireconsisting of five sections was distributed randomly to English language teachers from various schools around Klang Valley, Malaysia. The findings of the study revealed that the research respondents have adequate knowledge in utilising mundane applications and have positive attitudes toward the use ofICT. Nevertheless, there were several challenges that English language teachers seldom face when implementing ICT in the teaching and learning environment.The results obtained in this research show significant relationship between the knowledge, attitude and the use of ICT among English language teachers.