Integration Of Information Communication And Technology In Teaching English In Secondary Schools Of Kirinyaga East, Kirinyaga County, Kenya

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Being the official medium of instruction in institutions of learning, English language proficiency is pivotal to successful undertaking of professional courses pursued in tertiary colleges and universities. When dismally performed in Kenya Certificate of Secondary Examination (KCSE), it heralds to major concerns. This has been the predicament in Kirinyaga East secondary schools year in year out. The title of this study is “Integration of Information Communication and Technology in teaching English in secondary schools of Kirinyaga East, Kirinyaga County, Kenya”. The purpose of this research was to establish its use in relation to teaching. The objectives of the study were to find out English language teachers’ preparedness in using ICT; investigate ICT integration by teachers; establish the accessibility of available ICT facilities to English language

teachers and students, establish usefulness of ICT integration on teachers and learners, and find out ICT technicians’ role in teaching. The significance of this study was to equip instructors and learners with requisite information on how to use available ICT facilities

to acquire apt proficiency in reading, writing, listening and speaking English; improve pedagogic skills in line with modern technology of teaching; indicating how English content information from the internet can be accessible; enable curricula developers

update syllabi to reflect current instructional methods; and aid teacher trainers in preparation of student-teachers adequately on how to integrate ICT skills and facilities. Theoretical framework involved Constructivism while the conceptual one adopted E learning Acceptance Model (E-LAM) for teaching and learning. A pilot study was conducted in one school outside the main study sample to establish the feasibility, suitability, validity and reliability of research instruments.

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Integration Of Information Communication And Technology In Teaching English In Secondary Schools Of Kirinyaga East, Kirinyaga County, Kenya

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