The ministry of higher and secondary special education namangan state university

Findings

The findings of the study show that more than 70% teachers are found to be aware of the use of ICTs in ELT and they have positive attitude in the integration of e-devices in classroom teaching and learning. As the evidences, 70% of them viewed that they can integrate the technologies in the classes, 86.66% of them are found to be familiar with technological means, 73.33% positively accepted that they integrate ICTs in their classes and their classes should be supported by the e-devices like computer, e-mail, internet and multimedia, almost all of them perceived that an innovative teacher should integrate ICT in their class and e-learning helps in developing language skills, 73.33% of the teachers viewed that ICTs help them to be satisfied in their profession and it develops lifelong learning.

Regarding the strategies for effective integration of ICTs in classroom based instruction, more than 80 % teachers responded that they know subject matter in advance; they made course documents available to the students; they communicate clear goals in e-learning; they help students to establish supportive community and make effective use of available resources. Similarly, a good majority of them made course documents available to the students.

As per the challenges in the use of e-devices and integrating e-learning in classes, it is found that lack of available resources, access to them, lack of power supply and internet facilities, economic problems and lack of sound theoretical and practical knowledge in e-learning, blended learning, online education and other forms of techno based instructions create problems while integrating e-learning. Majority of the teachers viewed the above problems in common.