Global Journal of Information Technology: Emerging Technologies

Yazarlar: Ali Rahimi, Niloofar Seyed Golshan, Hooman Mohebi

Konular:

Anahtar Kelimeler:First attitude,Technology,Virtual environment,Virtual reality

Özet: Applying technology, particularly technology in the modern sense – namely virtual environment – is of great substantiality, and will definitely be an inevitable part of learning in near future. However, the necessity for focused consideration of VE issues as an innovative technology in Iranian context is around the corner. Hence, the purpose of this study was to introduce issues and limitations regarding VE implementation in real Iranian classroom context. VE would be surveyed in three levels of personal, technological and pedagogical issues. Moreover, the study intended to determine what EFL teachers' attitudes are toward using VE tools in their English classrooms. To determine this, a five-point Likert scale questionnaire was used to collect data from 36 male and female EFL teachers at different universities, schools and language institutes in Iran. In the qualitative phase, a semi-structured interview was carried out to explore the EFL teachers’ perceptions toward using VE tools in their classes. The analysis of the data highlighted that Iranian teachers were enthusiastic about VE as an instruction tool in their classrooms and also had a positive attitude toward it. Nonetheless, they also felt an obvious fear in dealing with the new technologies, especially VE tools, and were concerned about the barriers that they may encounter.

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