TY - JOUR AU - TUTWISOOT, WORAWOOT PY - 2021/12/02 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - LEARNING ICT TOOLS THROUGH TASK – BASED APPROACH : A CASE STUDY OF TEACHERS OF ENGLISH IN UDON THANI PROVINCE, THAILAND JF - วารสารวิชาการคณะมนุษยศาสตร์และสังคมศาสตร์ มหาวิทยาลัยราชภัฏนครราชสีมา JA - วารสารวิชาการ VL - 2 IS - 1 SE - Articles DO - UR - https://js.human.nrru.ac.th/index.php/humanities/article/view/35 SP - 37-50 AB - <p><span class="fontstyle0">The study aimed to investigate the use of a teacher training programme for teachers of English focusing on learning ICT tools for self-directed professional development. The participants were 32 in-service teachers of English in primary and secondary schools in Udon Thani province. They attended a two-day workshop specifically designed by using task-based approach as a framework. The research instruments comprised three sets of questionnaires. The results<br>revealed that the participants were aware of the importance of professional development and the potential of ICT as a powerful tool for the development of both linguistic and pedagogical skills. However, they needed to be trained in how to use the tool effectively. Moreover, they perceived that a task-based approach was an effective way to learn how to use ICT tools in a limited timeframe. Finally, the follow-up questionnaire revealed that internal and external constraints affected the application of the knowledge they had learned from the training into their classrooms</span> </p> ER -