Factors’ Motivating Teachers in the Use of Information Communication and Technology in English Language Teaching

Abstract

This study is entitled Factors’ Motivating Teachers in the Use of Information Communication and Technology in English Language Teaching. The main objectives of this study were to explore the motivational factors that influence English language teachers to use ICT in ELT and to suggest some pedagogical implications on the basis of the findings of the study. For this study, survey research design has been used as a research design. The data were collected from forty English language teachers who were teaching in secondary level schools in Khotang district. Similarly, the data were collected using closed- ended survey questionnaires. Whereas, the data were converted into percentage and kept in table and then analyzed. The finding of the study shows that most of the teachers were positive towards the role of motivational factors. Similarly, it shows that the use of ICT in the classroom helped the teachers for their better teaching and learning activities. It motivated and encouraged teachers and students to take part in teaching learning activities actively. In the same way, regarding the implication of the ICT, the finding shows that the government schools lacked sufficient ICT tools in the schools. Motivational factors really encourage the teachers to use ICT in ELT classroom teaching and learning activities. It was found that majority of the teachers said that motivational factors play crucial role to implement the newly developed technologies in English language teaching and learning activities. This thesis consists of five chapters. The first chapter deals with background of the study, statement of the problem, objectives of the study, research questions, significance of the study, delimitations of the study, and operational definitions of the study. Similarly, second chapter deals with the review of the theoretical as well as empirical literature and its implication for the study. Moreover, it also includes the conceptual framework. Likewise, the third chapter deals with the methodology adopted for the study, which covers design and methods of the study, population, sample and sampling strategy of the study, research tools, sources of data, data collection procedures, and data analysis and interpretation procedures, and ethical considerations. In the same way, the fourth chapter includes interpretation of the data. Similarly, the fifth chapter presents the findings based on analysis and interpretation of the data, conclusion derived from the findings and recommendations. This chapter is also followed by references and appendices.