Teachers’ Obstacles in ICT Integration for English Language Teaching

Pitaloka, Lola and Apriani, Eka and Edy, Sarwo (2024) Teachers’ Obstacles in ICT Integration for English Language Teaching. Sarjana thesis, Institut Agama Islam Negeri Curup.

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This research aimed to find out (1) What obstacles do teachers encounter in integrating ICT into teaching English?; (2) How do teachers overcome the obstacles to integrating ICT into teaching?. The data were conducted on June 2024 from 2 English tachers of there are two Junior High Schools ,namely: SMPN 5 Rejang Lebong and SMPN 6 Rejang Lebong. This used a descriptive research with a case study design; The instruments were an interview, narrative, and observation. The interview addressed to teacher as key informants to find out what factors an obstacle to teachers‟s ICT integration and how teacher overcome obstacles to the integration of ICT in English Language teaching at junior high school in Rejang Lebong. To find out the obstacles faced by teachers in integrating ICT, researchers used theories about the obstacles teachers face in using ICT, which are divided into lack of support, lack of confidence, and lack of equipment. Based on the results of interviews, researchers found that these obstacles greatly influence teachers in ICT-integrated teaching. In addition, researchers also investigated how teachers overcome obstacles faced in ICT- integrated teaching. This researcher's findings show that teachers continue to integrate ICT even though there is a there is a lack of support; namely, teachers use a collaborative approach method with colleagues and discuss with the school principal how important ICT-integrated teaching is for teachers and students in the modern era. Furthermore, teachers' lack of self-confidence can be overcome by looking for their own training resources on the internet, using tutoring applications such as YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram, collaborating with colleagues, and joining the English teacher community in Rejang Lebong. then, lack of equipment; teachers can use practical equipment, namely smartphones. Learning can vary depending on the available platforms, such as Quizizz, Google Classroom, and so on. Apart from that, teachers can also take advantage of the resources available at school, such as Infocus and laptops, so they can vary learning tools using technology. Keywords: Teacher’s Obstacle, Integration ICT, Teaching English.

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