The Significance of Integrating Technology in Teaching English at a Libyan Secondary School in Libya

الملخص

This study focuses on Libyan EFL teachers’ perceptions towards the integration of technology within the curriculum in terms of its significance and challenges. The aims of the present study are to investigate the benefits of using technology in teaching English and to find out the challenges that Libyan EFL teachers may face. Semi-structured interview and observation are used to collect data. The findings reveal that almost all Libyan EFL teachers have positive attitudes towards the use of technology in teaching as they indicate the benefits of technology integration in terms of developing the four skills, improving pronunciation, encouraging students to be independent learners, and enhancing learning as social participation. Although Libyan EFL teachers have awareness of the effectiveness of using technology within the curriculum, the findings indicate that Libyan EFL teachers face a number of challenges; they have limited time and wide curriculum, insufficient teaching aids, familiarity with traditional methods of teaching, students’ low level in English language, and shortage in trained teachers