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 research on the perceptions of Ecuadorian public school teachers about the technological resources used by teachers in English as a foreign language classrooms during the COVID-19 pandemic, its objective was to analyze the use of these resources in learning. The methodology used was of type mixed, that is, qualitative and quantitative. Three instruments were administered for the interviewees, the first two were carried out through surveys which were used to determine the frequency and perception of teachers on the use of technological resources. On the other hand, the interview was administered to identify technological resources, those instruments were applied to ten English teachers from different provinces of Ecuador such as Morona Santiago, Guayas, Carchi, Loja, El Oro, Pichincha and Sucumbíos. The results show that the most used technological tools during the pandemic were virtual platforms, WhatsApp, YouTube and Power Point presentations. Likewise, the most frequently used technological tools were WhatsApp, virtual platforms and online dictionaries. On the other hand, teachers like to use these resources, due to the contribution they generate academically to the students in the classroom.