CURRICULUM REFORM IN SCHOOLS: THE INTEGRATION OF COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY INTO ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING
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This study is a case study to explore how EFL teachers integrate computer technology into the instruction as a respond to a curriculum reform effort. The focus was the teachers views on factors affecting their use of computer technologies in the classroom. The researcher used case study method that involved three participants. From the qualitative analysis method the researcher found four themes that describe teachers use of technology in EFL classroom. Those are alignment with the hardware capacity, different teaching strategies, management of time, and expectation for better computer integration. The findings indicated that the implementation of strategies requires teachers to consider about all aspects connected to the integration of technology into the curriculum. The findings of this instrumental case study contribute to the understanding of factors affecting the integration of computers into the curriculum that provides insight into better practice of the utilization of technology into English language teaching.
Key words : Curriculum reform, Technology integration, Case study
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