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INTRODUCTION
A. Background
in the past decade has had a great impact on education. Research shows that ICTs
can potentially benefit teaching and learning if used appropriately (Fadel &
in a seamless manner as part of the daily learning process that takes place in
classrooms. Means and Olson (1997) and Ertmer (1999) define ICT integration as
ICT furnishes students with information to support their inquiry and investigation
process. The emphasis is on the learning context and ICT integration should be
highly digital. Schools which are one of the most important units of the society
this century, which are ‘Digital Natives’ as PRENSKY (2001) called, learn better
via technology.
formal institution, this school also provides English subject to their students. In
teaching and learning process especially in English subject, the technology is used
by the teacher. It is based on the curriculum 2013 which says that technology or
ICT is used in every subject of study. And it also becomes a media for teaching
B. The Problem
English
questions:
a) How is the students’ perception on using technology in teaching
research are:
using technology
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There are so many terms involved in this research. The researcher, in order
to avoid the misunderstanding while reading this paper, feels that it is important to
explain the terms used in this research. The terms are defined as follows:
1. Perception
According to Pickens, perception is the process by which someone
think themselves about factors which may cause them for rarely
speaking English
there are teachers who use ‘cutting edge’ technology, but the majority
traditional manners are bad or damaging the students. In fact, till date
they are proving to be useful also. However, there are many more
themselves, especially for ESL students who learn the language for
more than just fun. For them to keep pace with ELT and gain more
Boles (2011) said that Technology can play a major role in the way an
English course is taught and in the way a student learns. It can foster
1. As far as the researcher is concerned, the title of tis research has never