ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHERS’ ATTITUDES TOWARDS THE USE OF OPEN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES MOHAMMED I UNIVERSITY AS A CASE STUDY

Assya Bouali
Dr., Mohamed First University, Morocco, assya.bouali@gmail.com

Abstract

The integration of digital technologies in the educational arena has become one of the most debatable issues among institutions and universities recently. They, indeed, have been perceived as complementary resources that respond to teachers’ questions and meet students’ individual needs. Therefore, teachers are constantly invited to integrate these technologies in their teaching practices to cope with the 21st century problems and boost students’ learning outcomes.
This case study investigates the use of open educational resources (OERs) by English Language teachers and their attitudes towards the implementation of technology in their classrooms. It reports the results of an inquiry carried out at two broadly different contexts. The American Language Center, which is a private English language center and the English department of the faculty of letters and Humanities, Oujda, which a public university.

Keywords: Technology, OERs, Educational Technologies, English, Teachers.