ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHERS’ PERCEIVED COMPETENCE LEVELS IN USING INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY

Abstract

This study sought to determine the English as a foreign language teachers’ perceived competence levels in using information and communication technology, and the impacts of gender and age on their levels of information and communication technology competence. An adapted questionnaire based on Albirini’s (2004) study was employed to collect data. The questionnaire had two parts: Part 1 - The demographic scale and Part 2 - the information and communication technology competence scale, which was composed of 18 four-point Likert items. The quantitative methods, descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyze data collected from 112 teachers through an online survey via Google Forms. The results showed that although teachers were not competent in several specific skills, they generally had moderate levels of information and communication technology competence. In addition, the study indicated that age and gender influenced teachers’ levels of information and communication technology competence. Finally, the findings in the study gave some implications for future studies of teachers’ levels of information and communication technology competence.