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

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Abstract:The theme of this research is Ecuadorian high school teachers perceptions on ICT use in th EFL classes, its general objective is to analyze and investigate the EFL teachers perception on ICT use, and the methods used during the process were qualitative and quantitative. Moreover, the research took place in private and public high schools in San Gabriel and Bolivar, Ecuador; the sample consisted of 20 EFL teachers; from these participants, five me and five women were from private high schools; similarly, five male and five female educators were from public educational institutions. The process of the research involved surveying the whole sample and interviewing six teachers from both educational institution The findings indicated that some teachers consider age to be a barrier to use ICT in EFL classrooms. It was also found that educational characteristics, including the knowledge of teachers about technology and their teaching experience, influence on them to incorporate ICT in their classes. Furthermore, male and female teachers believe that psychological characteristics such as feelings and beliefs have effects on them to implement ICT in their teaching.