Computer anxiety and ICT integration in English classes among Iranian EFL teachers

Procedia Computer Science

Volumn 3, Issue , 2011, Pages 203-209

  Rahimi, Mehrak ^a   Yadollahi, Samaneh ^a  

^a SHAHID RAJAEE TEACHER TRAINING UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Computer anxiety; EFL teachers; ICT integration; Personal characteristics; Teaching English

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER ANXIETY; EFL TEACHERS; ICT INTEGRATION; INVERSE CORRELATION; PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS; PERSONAL INFORMATION; RATING SCALE; TEACHING EXPERIENCE;

INTEGRATION; TEACHING;

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 79952508597     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18770509     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.procs.2010.12.034     Document Type: Conference Paper

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