ICT in ELT Factors Affecting Lecturers

Usage of ICT: A Case Study in Higher Education in Vietnam

First Teleconference on

ICT in ELT in Vietnam

September 23, 2012

Xuan Thu Danga, Ngoc Thach Phamb, Tuyet Mai Ngoc, Van Giang Ngod
a

Hanoi University, Vietnam; La Trobe University, Australia; b Hanoi University, Vietnam; Victoria University, Australia; c Hanoi University, Vietnam; University of New South Wales, Australia; d Hanoi University, Vietnam; University of Adelaide, Australia;

Outline
Introduction Research methods Results Actual ICT use in ELT Factors affecting ICT use Implications Questions & Comments

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Introduction
Importance of ICT in Vietnams education
Education = top priority ICT = transform education quality
School year 2008-2009 = year of ICT in education.

By 2015, 100% uni teachers will use ICT in teaching

(Directive No.55/2008/CT-BGDT); (Decision No.1400/2008/QD-TTG)

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Study Site
HANU Public university; Founded in 1959
N=144

www.hanu.edu.vn

Partnerships with Australia, UK, USA, Japan & others

Facilities at HANU
18 language labs Total 45 projectors 250 computer in the main library 12 computer labs with 520 computers

Total ~1000 desktop computers

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ICT definition in this Study

Internet Software

Computers

(Generic + CALL)

ICT
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Main Research Questions

Actual ICT use in ELT

What is the actual use of ICT in lesson preparation & classroom teaching at HANU?

Factors affecting ICT use

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What are major factors which could inhibit or facilitate ICT use in ELT at HANU?
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Research Methods
N = 116; Females: ~70% SPSS
Technical facilites ICT training ICT use in language teaching ICT enablers & barriers

Survey
Questionnaire
28 questions

N = 27;

NVIVO

Semistructured Interviews
Why? How?

Leadership: 37% ICT experts: 7%

ICT good practices
Demographics

ELT teachers: 56%

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Theoretical Framework

The Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT)

(Venkatesh, et al., 2003) (http://www.istheory.yorku.ca/UTAUT.htm)
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Results

ICT use
For lesson preparation For classroom teaching
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Factors
Inhibiting factors

Facilitating
factors
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ICT Use as per Skills/Subjects

Listening Speaking Writing Vocabulary Reading Interpreting Pronunciation Translation Grammar Cultures & Civilisation Phonetics Literature
13.79% 34.48% 42.24%

11.21% 11.21% 9.48%

9.48% 6.90% 4.31% 3.45% 3.45% 2.59%

Percentage of ICT use

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New EDO at HANU

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Some Listening Resources

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/

http://www.esl-lab.com/

http://learningenglish.voanews.com/

http://australianetwork.com/studyenglish/

http://www.abc.net.au/btn/stories.htm

Windows Media Player

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Some Speaking Resources

http://iteslj.org/questions/

http://www.eslgold.com/speaking.html

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Extensive Resources Online

http://www.youtube.com/ www.ted.com

http://www.teachertube.com/

www.thersa.org

http://www.youtube.com/education
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OpenCourseWare Resources

http://ocw.mit.edu/index.htm

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EduNet OpenCourseWare

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ICT Tools for Lesson Preparation

Word processing Internet search engine Powerpoint Internet download Email Web browser Voice recording Audio editing Educational blogs Spreadsheet (Excel) Mindmapping Movie making Video editing E-lecture making Photo editing Voice chat Screencasting Hot Potatoes Podcast VoiceThreads Video conferencing

87.1 80.2 70.7 69.8 62.9 60.3

40.5 34.5 28.4 28.4 24.1 22.4

10.3 7.8 7.8 7.8 6.0 6.0 3.4 2.6 2.6 Percentage
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Main ICT Tools for Preparation

120.0 100 100.0 100 100 100 100 100

80.0

60.0

ICT use usefulness

87.1

40.0 60.3 20.0 62.9 69.8 70.7

80.2

ease of use

100 .0

98.7

98.7

97.8

98.9

100

Web browser

Email

Internet Powerpoint download

Internet search engine

Word processing

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ICT Tools for Classroom Teaching

Powerpoint Internet search engine Web browser Word processing Voice recording Audio editing Internet download Email Mindmapping E-lecture making Educational blogs Video conferencing Video editing Movie making Spreadsheet (Excel) Screencasting Hot Potatoes Podcast VoiceThreads Photo editing Voice chat
.0 63.8 44.0 38.8 37.1 34.5 22.4

19.0
12.9 9.5 6.0 5.2

4.3
3.4 3.4 3.4 2.6

1.7
.9 .9 .9 .0 10.0 20.0 30.0 40.0 50.0 60.0 70.0

Percentage
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Main ICT Tools for Classroom Teaching

120.0

100
100.0 95 96.3

100

100

100

80.0

60.0

ICT use
usefulness

40.0 63.8 20.0 22.4 67.5 .0 92 100 100 98.9 97.8 38.8 44.0

ease of use

34.5

37.1

Audio editing

Voice recording

Word Web browser Internet Powerpoint processing search engine

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Basic ICT Use

ICT users: 92.2%

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ICT non-users: 7.8%

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Results

ICT use
For lesson preparation For classroom teaching
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Factors
Inhibiting factors

Facilitating
factors
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Inhibiting Factors to ICT Use

Scale/Factor Mean Standard Deviation Cronbachs Alpha Number of items

Limited access (LA)

Institutional level

3.61 3.37 3.15

.59 .82 .79

.79 .82 .91

4 3 2

Lack of ICT training (LIT) Lack of ICT guidelines (LIG)

Technical problems (TP)

Teacher level

3.10 2.81
2.64

.52 1.04
.84

.68 .87
.89

6 6
2

Increased workloads (IW)

Lack of Leadership support (LLS)

Note: 1 = disagree; 2 = disagree a little; 3 = agree a little; 4 = agree

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Facilitating Factors to ICT Use

Scale/Factor Mean Standard Deviation Cronbachs Alpha Number of items

Teacher level

Performance expectancyteachers (PET) Performance expectancystudents (PES)

3.79

.32

.86

3.58

.44

.81

Positive experiences (PE)

Effort expectancy (EE)

3.42
2.99

.50
.68

.72
.86

6
6

Note: 1 = disagree; 2 = disagree a little; 3 = agree a little; 4 = agree

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Three Implications for Practice

ICT Guidelines

ICT Incentives

ICT Training

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Implication 1
Pedagogy

Vision

ICT guidelines

Purpose of ICT use

Wide dissemination

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Implication 2

Public recognition

Appropriate titles

ICT Incentives
Going to conferences

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Implication 3
http://www.teachertrainingvideos.com/

Resources

ICT Training

Ongoing

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Acknowledgements
o Dr. Howard Nicholas & Prof. Ramon Lewis, Education Faculty, La Trobe University, for their academic guidance; o HANU staff for their participation in this study.

Useful ICT tools for Languages Classrooms

Shared by Nathan Lane at ICTEV 2012 Conference, Melbourne. http://www.filetolink.com/9a1f5e3ccf

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Questions & Comments

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ICT in ELT in Vietnam

September 23, 2012

Corresponding author:

Xuan Thu Dang

Email: xtdang@students.latrobe.edu.au
Website:

http://latrobe.academia.edu/XuanThuDang

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/XUAN_THU_DANG/

Thank you very much!

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