Iranian EFL Teachers’ Perceptions of the Implementation of Technology and NLP Principles in Online Classes

The present study is an attempt to examine the applicability of NLP techniques and technology in English Language Teaching (ELT) in online classes, an under-investigated topic in the literature on intermediate EFL contexts. The researchers also attempt to examine the extent to which Iranian EFL instructors in language institutes implement NLP techniques in their classrooms. To achieve the research aims, seventy teachers participated in this study. The researchers repeated the observations for almost three months to identify any changes in the teachers' pedagogical skills and assessed any perceived learning outcomes from participating in this research. Subsequently, in-depth structured interviews were conducted to investigate the teachers' understanding of the impact of using technology in language teaching on online platforms. According to the findings of the thematic analysis, almost all the EFL teachers used technology to varying degrees in their language classes. The results of this study offer some valuable suggestions for different stakeholders in the field.

کلیدواژه ها:

: Neuro-linguistic Programming (NLP) ، English Language Teaching (ELT) ، Technology