Résumé:
Abstract
With the current trend in our daily activities, the use of technology has emphatically affected
our life. This research work was done primarily to examine what attitudes teachers and pupils
have about ICTs in use in EFL speaking lessons in the specific level of second year secondary
school pupils in the province of Aïn el-Melh, M’sila, Algeria. In this study two collection
tools have been used: an interview for teachers and a questionnaire for pupils. Through the
course of this research and using the survey method of the descriptive approach, we have
distributed thirty (30) questionnaires among pupils of second year (of a total population of 60
pupils) and interviewed five (5) teachers of English (of a total population of 8 teachers). In
order to achieve objectivity and reliability, our choice of samples was based on total
randomness and anonymity. The results showed that the majority of teachers and pupils have
positive attitudes towards the use of Information and Communication Technology in EFL
speaking classes. The results of this study are significant in that they give much attention to
teachers’ and students’ as perceptions towards the use of ICTs in the development of a
specific language skill in contrast to most previous studies which focused mainly on
examining the ways in which Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) are used
by teachers or learners in a general manner. Teachers are invited to transform their teaching
techniques through the use of ICT in the classroom to fit the accelerating needs of the pupils.
Course designers are also expected to update syllabi and render textbooks more suitable for
the current trends of developing educational technology. Furthermore, the government should
ensure that all teachers receive adequate training.