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Introduction Aim of research Case study university Major barriers: institutional vs. staff level Conclusions
Introduction
Computer-assisted language learning (CALL)
ICT
Generic software, e.g. MS Office
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ICT in Vietnam
Directive No. 55/2008/CTBGDT
ICT = improving education quality 2008-2009 as the Year of ICT in Education
Target - by 2015, 80% of school teacher + 100% uni teachers will use ICT in teaching
Aim of research
To investigate and analyse academic staffs perceptions of barriers to ICT uptake in teaching foreign languages in Vietnam
Participants
Questionnaire (N = 222)
Female Male Missing info.
176 (~80%)
43 (~20%)
23 (~53%)
18 (~41%)
2 (~6%)
81.6
The official ICT guidelines have not been well disseminated to all staff.
81 81.2 81.4 81.6 81.8 82 82.2 82.4
82.5
82.6
10
ICT training is not customised according to the actual ICT skills of teachers
The contents of ICT training courses at the university do not meet my need. The frequency of ICT training courses at the university does not meet my need
68 70 72
73.4
77.1
83.6
74
76
78
80
82
84
86
11
12
59.2
60
70
We only receive unofficial praise or our students pass on good words to others, thats all. Perhaps we dont receive any material incentives (Interviewee, ID 22)
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93.8
93.8
96.6
100
15
16
Very confident/competent
1.8
ICT confidence
Confident/competent
28
23
ICT competence
A little confident/competent
57.8
62.7
Not confident/competent
0
11
12.4
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
Percentage
17
18
62.7
66.8
67
68
19
20
Conclusions
Institutional level
Lack of ICT guidelines
Lack of support
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An all-embracing approach
23
Contact
Email: xtdang@students.latrobe.edu.au
Special thanks go to senior leadership, academic staff and ICT experts of the case study university for their participation and support.
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