Ecuadorian public high school teachers' perceptions on technological resources used by teachers in their EFL classrooms during the COVID-19 pandemic

Abstract

Abstract: The present study was focused on the perception that secondary school teachers in Ecuador had about the technological resources used during the Covid-19 health emergency. The objective of this study was to indicate how the global pandemic influenced the learning of a foreign language (EFL) through the internet, also to indicate which were the technological resources and digital tools that most influenced students and teachers of a foreign language. This study was carried out through a comprehensive literary review using the Google Scholar digital tool and the ERIC database. Ten EFL teachers were interviewed and surveyed about their own perceptions and use of technology tools when teaching virtually. The results of this investigation showed that the majority of teachers have a positive perception regarding these resources, and that they frequently use virtual tools, such as; Zoom and Google Meet. In addition, there was a great agreement between the teachers interviewed and surveyed when referring to the use and advantages of technological resources in the educational process. However, in some cases, discomfort and lack of confidence to solve some technological problems seems to be a common feeling, this being a common reason to avoid using certain online methodologies.