Ecuadorian public high school teachers perceptions on technological resources used by teachers in their EFL classrooms during the COVID-19 pandemic

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Abstract: This research entitled Ecuadorian public high school teachers perceptions on technological resources used by teachers in their English as a foreign language (EFL) classroom during the COVID-19 pandemic was conducted with the aim to analyze the technological resources used by teachers in their EFL classrooms.Ten teachers of public high schoolsfrom Quito and Sangolquicitiesparticipatedin this study.It was used a mix method with a qualitative and quantitative approach. The techniques used were a survey in orderto gather quantitative data and an interviewthat was used for collecting qualitative data.The information gathered using the requiredinstruments was includedin three tableswith a Likert scalein order to give a response to the three research questions.The results demonstrated that COVID-19 pandemic was an unexpected event that forced teachers to use technologyto continue with the teaching process. Technological resources play a fundamental role in EFL classrooms. Teachers use Virtual platforms, YouTube, Web pages, Online dictionaries and Power point presentations in their EFL classroomsbecause theyare familiar with them and the resourcesare free.