Teachers’ Perspective towards Digital Teaching Tools in Thai EFL Classrooms

Abstract

The purpose of this research was to study of needs of including the Internet in teaching and Internet access of school, teachers' confidence to use digital media in the classroom, administrative support for use of technology in classroom, and types of digital educational tools using in EFL classroom. This research was semi-structured interview and the interview protocol was examined by relevant experts. The subjects of interest were five English language teachers working in Angthong and Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Primary Educational Service Area Office by purposive sampling. Findings of the study suggested that all of participants needed to use the Internet in classroom, felt confident about digital media using in the classroom, the teachers generally felt that their school administrators encouraged technology use, and the participants' general digital technology using were laptop, computer, smart board, MS PowerPoint, and the Internet. On the other hand, some schools did not provide sufficient access to the Internet. Index Terms-Teachers perspective, digital teaching tools, EFL, Thai EFL classrooms.