The teachers’ use of Interactive Whiteboard in English as a Foreign Language Classrooms: An investigation in a police Institution = Sự ứng dụng bảng tương tác thông minh của giáo viên trong các lớp học Tiếng Anh, nghiên cứu tại một đơn vị đào tạo Cảnh sát)

Abstract

The use of Interactive White Boards (IWBs) in the PTI, a police training institution in Vietnam, is investigated in this study. The thesis examines teachers' perceptions toward interactive whiteboards, as well as their approaches to implementing this technology in the classroom and the challenges they face. It was a mixed-method study that included a variety of instruments. A self-report questionnaire designed specifically for this study was completed by 25 teachers (22 females and 3 males). Six teachers were interviewed, and other six teachers were observed in their classrooms. The results showed that Interactive whiteboards (IWBs) can be used to teach a wide range of language skills and sub-skills, according to the participants. The majority of EFL teachers, on the other hand, used the IWB as a projection screen for embedded images or texts, with only a few interactive features, implying that their choices were limited by their current level of technological ability and confidence. Second, teachers' intentions to engage in skill development in using this technology were hindered by contextual issues such as a lack of a stable and supportive environment, as well as certain current technology-restricted regulations. The study's participants, in particular, felt that the training course they attended was more focused on technical issues, while pedagogical skills were somehow ignored.