A Cultuling Analysis of Technophile and Technophobe EFL Teachers' Utterances in Online Classes

Nowadays technology is in every aspect of our lives. The exponential growth of new information technologies during recent years has increased society's enthusiasm and visionary expectations (technophilia), as well as fears and discomfort (technophobia). The present study elaborates on the cultuling analysis of technophile and technophobe EFL teachers in online classes. To this end, ten EFL teachers were invited from the Bahar Institute of Higher Education to participate in an interview. Also, the recorded version of their classes was obtained for further cultuling analysis. Moreover, the recorded interviews were analyzed using Pishghadam's emoling model (E-SPEAKING). The analysis of interviews and conversations revealed hidden aspects of their culture and personality. A cultuling and emotionacy analysis showed some EFL teachers were technophobe and others were technophiles. To verify the results of the analysis, a questionnaire of Technophobia and Technophilia teachers, developed by MarioMartínez-Córcoles, MareTeichmann, and MartMurdvee, was utilized to differentiate between technophile and technophobe teachers. The findings of the questionnaire also confirmed the results of the first part of the study, depicting cultuling and E-SPEAKING models are suitable indicators of divulging the concealed parts of EFL teachers' personalities. It is believed that the E-SPEAKING model discloses cultural memes, proving a solid ground for finding the buried cultural content and structures and identify the cultural and personal deficiency.

کلیدواژه ها:

Cultuling analysis ، E-SPEAKING ، Technophile ، Technophobe ، Emoling