Indonesian Journal of English Language Teaching and Applied Linguistics
Vol 6, No 2 (2022): Indonesian Journal of English Language Teaching and Applied Linguistics

Melting the Content, Pedagogy and Technology in the Same Pot: Insights into EFL Instructors’ TPACK Perceptions in Digital Era

Gökçe Dişlen Dağgöl (Adana Alparslan Türkeş Science and Technology University)



Article Info

Publish Date
30 May 2022

Abstract

Digital era necessitates not only knowledge of content and teaching methods but also integration of technology in language instruction. Covid-19 pandemic has constituted one of the critical reasons that accelerated the inclusion of digital tools into the teaching practice.  Using the technological pedagogical and content knowledge framework, the present study dwelled upon the EFL instructors’ perceived TPACK levels and the probable changes that they experienced in their technological skills and knowledge after pandemic. The EFL instructors working at both state and private universities formed the participants of the study. Based on the mixed research method, the study gathered the data were both quantitatively and qualitatively. The quantitative data were collected through TPACK-Deep Scale and, open-ended question form was administrated for the qualitative data. The results indicated that EFL instructors had higher perceptions of TPACK, and they had differing levels for each factor level depending on gender, workplace, years of experience and educational status. They also mainly experienced positive changes after pandemic and had favorable attitudes towards technology use in language teaching. Finally, the study suggested pedagogical implications to benefit from technology for instructional purposes.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

ijeltal

Publisher

Subject

Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media

Description

Indonesian Journal of English Language Teaching and Applied Linguistics, e-ISSN: 2527-8746; p-ISSN: 2527-6492, published by English Department, Teacher Training and Education Faculty, State Islamic Institute of Samarinda (IAIN Samarinda). It is a peer-reviewed journal of Language and Linguistics, ...