Perceptions of Digital Competence in Learning and Teaching English in the Context of Online Education

Autor/inn/en	Kassymova, Gulnara M.; Tulepova, Saule B.; Bekturova, Madina B.
Titel	Perceptions of Digital Competence in Learning and Teaching English in the Context of Online Education
Quelle	In: Contemporary Educational Technology, 15 (2023) 1, S.396 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Kassymova, Gulnara M.) ORCID (Tulepova, Saule B.) ORCID (Bekturova, Madina B.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Schlagwörter	Technological Literacy; English (Second Language); Second Language Instruction; Graduate Students; Student Attitudes; Educational Technology; Electronic Learning; Distance Education; Private Colleges; Foreign Countries; Language Teachers; Teaching Methods; Kazakhstan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Technisches Wissen; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin; Schülerverhalten; Unterrichtsmedien; Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Privathochschule; Ausland; Language teacher; Sprachunterricht; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Kasachstan
Abstract	Digital competence has become a crucial capability in the learning process, in the working place, and in personal communication. The aim of the article is to explore master students' perceptions of their digital competence by identifying frequency, expertise, and satisfaction in using information communication technologies (ICT) in their learning process when studying at university and teaching English as a foreign language (EFL) in the context of online education. The sample comprised 49 master students who participated in distant evening classes at a private university in Kazakhstan while working simultaneously as teachers of English in various educational institutions during the day. Master students' perceptions of digital competence is one of the approaches to reveal the gaps in students' digital competence development necessary for learning and teaching EFL online. The main research tool for data collection was the online survey allowing the master students to measure their level of digital competence. Evident from the results, the majority of respondents are digitally competent; yet there is a cohort of master students who scored low on ICT skills needed for teaching and admitted the necessity of improvement. Also, according to the findings, the respondents' frequency, expertise, and satisfaction level by their digital competence needed in the learning is higher than that in teaching. This can also imply that even though the frequency and expertise in using digital technologies for learning contributes to the development of the expertise in using them for conducting their own classes, master students need special training on the use of ICT for pedagogical purposes. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Contemporary Educational Technology. Faculty of Communication Sciences, Anadolu University, Yunus Emre Campus, Eskisehir 26470, Turkey. e-mail: editor@cedtech.net; Web site: http://www.cedtech.net
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01