TEACHERS’ PERSPECTIVES ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TECHNOLOGY IN TEACHING ENGLISH FOR YOUNG LEARNERS
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https://doi.org/10.35457/josar.v10i1.4351Keywords:
technology and education, EYL, teacher’s perspectivesAbstract
The aim of this paper is to find out the teachers’ perspective on the implementation of technology in teaching English for young learners. Qualitative was applied in this research. The instruments used were observation and interview. Observation was used to find out what kinds of technology were implemented in the classroom by teachers. The interview was done to find out in-depth what their perceptions on the use of technology in their teaching learning process are. The findings showed that the technology was used by the teachers were laptops, LCD, speakers, Power Point, Canva, Youtube, Baamboozel and Wordwall. Besides, the implementation of technology for learning has a positive view from the teachers’ point of view, namely, improving the quality of the learning process, attracting students' interest, helping teachers in the teaching process, creating an interactive, active and fun learning environment, and improving student motivation. From the result findings it can be concluded that teacher get advantages in embedding technology on teaching English for young Learners. It is suggested to teachers to intergrate technology in their classroom to engage the students.
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Mejia, C. (2020). Using VoiceThread as a discussion platform to enhance student engagement in a hospitality management online course. Journal of Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism Education, 26(November 2019), 100236. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhlste.2019.100236
Mohammadi, M., Valizadeh, M., Zohdi Jalal, P., & Xodabande, I. (2024). University students’ academic vocabulary development through mobile-assisted learning: Exploring the impacts on receptive and productive knowledge. Heliyon, 10(7). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e28103
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Resmini, S., Satriani, I., & Rafi, M. (2021). Pelatihan Penggunaan Aplikasi Canva Sebagai Media Pembuatan Bahan Ajar Dalam Pembelajaran Bahasa Inggris. Abdimas Siliwangi, 4(2), 335–343. http://dx.doi.org/10.22460/as.v4i2p%25p.6859
Rowe, L. W., & Pennington, V. (2025). Multilingual learners’ digital book composing: Examining circulation of translingual, multimodal resources in an elementary classroom. Journal of Second Language Writing, 67(September 2024). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jslw.2025.101180
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Taghizadeh, M., & Hasani Yourdshahi, Z. (2020). Integrating technology into young learners’ classes: language teachers’ perceptions. Computer Assisted Language Learning, 33(8), 982–1006. https://doi.org/10.1080/09588221.2019.1618876
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ter Beek, M., Opdenakker, M. C., Spijkerboer, A. W., Brummer, L., Ozinga, H. W., & Strijbos, J. W. (2019). Scaffolding expository history text reading: Effects on adolescents’ comprehension, self-regulation, and motivation. Learning and Individual Differences, 74(December 2018), 101749. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lindif.2019.06.003
Tri Wulandari, & Adam Mudinillah. (2022). Efektivitas Penggunaan Aplikasi CANVA sebagai Media Pembelajaran IPA MI/SD. Jurnal Riset Madrasah Ibtidaiyah (JURMIA), 2(1), 102–118. https://doi.org/10.32665/jurmia.v2i1.245
Turgut, Y., & Irgin, P. (2009). Young learners’ language learning via computer games. Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 1(1), 760–764. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2009.01.135
Wang, F. H. (2019). On the relationships between behaviors and achievement in technology-mediated flipped classrooms: A two-phase online behavioral PLS-SEM model. Computers and Education, 142(August), 103653. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compedu.2019.103653
Zhang, P., & Zhang, S. (2024). Multimedia enhanced vocabulary learning: The role of input condition and learner-related factors. System, 122(March), 103275. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.system.2024.103275
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TEACHERS’ PERSPECTIVES ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TECHNOLOGY IN TEACHING ENGLISH FOR YOUNG LEARNERS. (2025). JOSAR (Journal of Students Academic Research), 10(1), 167-178. https://doi.org/10.35457/josar.v10i1.4351
