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

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Abstract:The purpose of the present study is to analyze EFL high school teachers’ perceptions regarding the use of ICT in the teaching of English as a foreign language in Ecuador. This study has a quantitative and qualitative approach. The techniques used to collect the information were the survey and the interview. The survey was applied to 10 English teachers (5 male and 5 female) of a private high school in Azogues, Cañar province, Ecuador. The interviews were conducted to six interviewed teachers, three male and three female teachers. The main results of this study reveal that teachers have a positive perception regarding ICT for EFL teaching because these tools facilitate the development of many activities in the classroom, motivate teachers and learners, and help teachers innovate their methodology. Furthermore, teachers do not consider that anxiety, age or gender are barriers for the implementation of ICT in the classroom.