The Practice of Technology-Induced Pedagogy at the Tertiary Level ESL Classrooms in Sri Lanka

Abstract

- The Practice of Technology-Induced Pedagogy has gained a large research interest due to changes that occurred in traditional ESL classroom practices. This study aims at exploring the practice of technology-induced pedagogy in Sri Lankan ESL classrooms at the Tertiary-level in terms of types of technology platforms and tools and the current status of classroom management. Fifteen lecturers of English who serve at different Higher Educational Institutes were considered as the sample of this study. Data were gathered regarding their perspectives on the practice of technology-induced pedagogy through a self-reported questionnaire and a semi-structured interview. A Google form and Google voice typing were employed to collect data. Next, data were analyzed through descriptive statistics and content analysis. The results indicate that a wide array of new platforms and tools are employed in the teaching-learning and evaluation process related to all language skills. They include LMS, Moodle, MSTeams, LearnZooom, Googlemeet, Google Classroom, Pad let, Smart board, Podcasts, YouTube, Kahoot, Mentimeter, Canvas, Quizzlet, Google forms, audio and video clips, and Artificial Intelligence. Further, it has been revealed more advanced tools like Chatbots, Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality will also