Teachers' perceptions and practices in integration of information and communication technology with english language teaching: A case study in a Turkish preparatory school

The world, which is constantly developing through technology, reflects all innovations upon education field especially language teaching and shapes 21st century's learner profile. EFL instructors bridge over these two variables as initiators and guides regarding the coherence between language acquisition and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) as a dynamic tool. To create a modern teaching environment, language instructors need to acquire awareness about their own perceptions in order to make use of ICT aids and networks, and these perceptions lead them to appropriate practices for their own contexts. The main aims of this case study are to gain insight language teachers' perceptions about integration of ICT into English language lessons and to find out their practices. Within the scope of this research, this case study involves 15 EFL instructors by using purposive sampling. The transitioning to online education because of the pandemic (Covid-19) enabled all participants utilise and experience ICT materials and settings. The data were gathered through a semi-structured interview and pre and post questionnaires based on ICT training process. All procedure was introduced to participants through online meetings in advance and then, training sessions were conducted after the pre-questionnaire. After the training and instructors' practices in their online classrooms, post questionnaire and the semi-structured interview were implemented. Moreover, the qualitative data of the interviews were analysed through content analysis in parallel with the questionnaires' outcomes. The quantitative data were analysed via non-parametric tests of Statistical Package of Social Sciences (SPSS) and compared with each other in order to obtain differences. The results were concluded holistically considering ICT trainings, pre and post questionnaires and the interviews in a post method point of view.