Ecuadorian private high school teachers; perceptions on ICT use in their EFL classes

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Abstract:This study considers important aspects about Ecuadorian private high school teachers’ perceptions on ICT use in their EFL classes. The aim of this research was to investigate and analyze the barriers that teachers face off and the factors which most influence them to the use ICT for teaching English. The research was performed in two private high schools located in the valley of Tumbaco in Quito. In order to have different information about gender; ten EFL teachers were selected as a sample; five male and five female educators who participated in this investigation. In addition, qualitative and quantitative methods were applied to gather information related to teachers’ perceptions on ICT use. The instruments used for this purpose were interviews and surveys to recollect necessary and crucial information. The findings reveal no significant differences between female and male teachers regarding the use of ICT. However, the main barriers to use ICT as a resource of teaching EFL are: teachers’ age and the lack of training in older’ teachers. Besides, the time of experience also contributes teachers reassess the use of ICT.