In collaboration with Payame Noor University and Iranian Electronic Learning Association

Document Type : scientific-research

Authors

1 Associate Professor, Department of TEFL and English Literature, Payame Noor University

2 PhD Student, Lecturer, Payame Noor University

Abstract

Distance education pedagogy to be successful requires teachers with different levels of computer, information, and multimedia literacy. Teachers' computer literacy has caught considerable attention due to the great opportunities provided by modern technology for promoting language education. The present study explored computer, information, and multimedia literacy of 255 Iranian EFL teachers. To collect data, we developed and validated Computer, Information, and Multimedia Literacy Questionnaire for EFL Teachers (CIM-LQ for EFL Teachers), a five-point Likert scale questionnaire containing three sections to examine the participants' responses. The obtained data were analyzed using SPSS software version 20.  The findings revealed that the level of EFL teachers' multimedia and information literacy ranged from low to moderate which necessitates improving teachers' training courses and preparing them for implementing technologies in real language teaching contexts. The findings have implications for both teacher education programs including both pre-service and in-service teacher training courses and EFL teachers' practice. 

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Article Title [Persian]

سواد رایانه، اطلاعات، و چند رسانه ای مدرسان زبان انگلیسی: طراحی و اعتبار سنجی یک مقیاس سنجش

Authors [Persian]

  • حسن سلیمانی 1
  • مریم روحانی راوری 2
  • منوچهر جعفری گهر 1

1 دانشیار، گروه TEFL و ادبیات انگلیسی، دانشگاه پیام نور

2 دانشجوی دکترا، مدرس، دانشگاه پیام نور

Abstract [Persian]

موفقیت برنامه های آموزشی از راه دور نیازمند مدرسانی است که دارای سطوح مختلفی از سواد رایانه، اطلاعات، و چند رسانه ای هستند. به دلیل فرصت های مهمی که تکنولوژی پیشرفته برای بهبود آموزش زبان فراهم کرده استٍ، سواد رایانه معلمان به طور قابل ملاحظه ای مورد توجه قرار گرفته است. مطالعه حاضر سواد رایانه، اطلاعات، و چند رسانه ای 255 مدرس زبان انگلیسی به عنوان زبان خارجی را مورد بررسی قرار داده است. به منظور جمع آوری اطلاعات، پرسشنامه سواد کامپیوتر، اطلاعات، و مولتی مدیا برای مدرسان زبان انگلیسی طراحی و معتبر سازی شد. این پرسشنامه شامل سه بخش برای بررسی پاسخ های شرکت کنندگان میباشد. اطلاعات جمع آوری شده با استفاده از نرم افزار SPSS20 مورد تجزیه و تحلیل قرار گرفت. نتایج نشان داد که سواد چند رسانه ای و اطلاعات معلمان بین ضعیف تا متوسط متغیر است که مستلزم بهبود دوره های آموزشی معلمان و آماده کردن آنها برای به کارگیری تکنولوژی در محیط های تدریس زبان است. یافته های این تحقیق کاربردهایی برای برنامه های آموزشی معلمان قبل از خدمت و مشغول به خدمت، شامل دوره های آموزشی و عملی معلمان زبان انگلیسی به عنوان زبان خارجی، در بر دارد.

Keywords [Persian]

  • یادگیری از راه دور
  • سواد رایانه
  • سواد اطلاعاتی
  • سواد چند رسانه ای
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