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 called Ecuadorian public high school teachers ́ perceptions on technological resources used by teachers in their EFL classrooms during the COVID-19 pandemic. It has been designed to know and analyze what type of technological resources have been implemented to continue EFL teaching and to know the perceptionsthat teachers currently have towards technology. This research was carried out virtually in the provinces of Cañar, Azuay, and Chimborazo.The method used was mixedapplyingqualitative and quantitative approaches.The research instruments were 2 surveys and an interview applied virtually through the Google Formplatform to 10 teachers of English as a foreign language.The first survey contained two sections, the first section presentedtwo tables to measure theuse and frequency of use of technological resources and the second survey consisted of a Likert table. The results reflect that perception of teachers towards the implementation of technological resources during the COVID-19 pandemic has been positive since everyone has become familiar with each resource applied in online classes, making teachers gain experience, self-train, and trust their ability to solve problems.