Exploring barriers and facilitators of ICT in English pronunciation instruction: Perspectives from Jordanian tertiary education
Eyad A. Almithqal 1 * , Tomasz John 2
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1 Department of English Language and Literature, Philadelphia University, JORDAN2 Department of Education, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK* Corresponding Author

Abstract

This study examines the barriers and facilitators to integrating ICT in teaching and learning English pronunciation among university lecturers and students. Three female lecturers from a Jordanian government university's Department of Pharmacy, with teaching experience spanning 3 to 10 years, participated, along with six focus groups of male and female students aged 20 to 23 from the Faculty of Pharmacy. Thematic analysis uncovered barriers such as limited ICT access, inadequate training, large class sizes, time constraints, and students' negative attitudes and low ICT skills, alongside facilitators including leadership support, ICT tool accessibility, basic training for students, and consistent ICT integration in assessment and curriculum. Students advocated for lecturer support, mobile device integration, ICT training, smaller class sizes, consistent ICT tool integration, tool accessibility, and specialized pronunciation courses. This study offers fresh insights into understanding perceptions of ICT adoption barriers and facilitators among university lecturers and students, benefiting researchers and policymakers focusing on teacher professional development to enhance ICT integration in English pronunciation teaching and learning at the tertiary level.

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Article Type: Research Article

PEDAGOGICAL RES, Volume 9, Issue 4, October 2024, Article No: em0220

https://doi.org/10.29333/pr/15028

Publication date: 01 Oct 2024

Online publication date: 02 Sep 2024

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