EFL Teachers‟ Attitudes toward Using Computer Technology in English Language Teaching

Computers have become commonplace in our personal as well as our professional lives. Computers have made many of our everyday tasks easier and faster and made our society more productive. A very important set of variables such as the classroom teacher and the teacher's attitudes towards the effective uses of computers in the classroom have been overlooked in EFL classrooms. This study investigates how teachers perceive the use of computer technology resources in English Language Teaching. The first aim of the study is to define the teachers' attitudes. The second aim is to discuss the aspects of attitude. The third aim is to explain teachers' attitudes and computer technology training. The fourth aim is to elaborate teachers' attitudes and computer technology integration. The fifth aim is to define teachers' attitudes and computer experience. The sixth aim is to discuss teachers' attitudes and computer anxiety and interest. The last aim is to review teachers' attitudes and computer literacy. The review of the related literature shows that simply introducing computer technology resources does not guarantee teachers' use of these in practice. Knowledge of EFL teachers' attitudes about teaching, learning, and computers, affords them the opportunity to design and implement EFL instruction.