Ecological factors affecting students' use of informal digital learning of English: EFL teachers’ perceptions

• Published in: Teaching and teacher education Vol. 145; p. 104629
• Main Authors: Rezai, Afsheen, Soyoof, Ali, Lee Reynolds, Barry
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.07.2024
• Subjects: A conventional content analysis; Ecological factors; EFL contexts; EFL teachers' perceptions; Informal digital learning of English; A conventional content analysis; Ecological factors; EFL teachers' perceptions; EFL contexts; Informal digital learning of English

This study explores English as a foreign language (EFL) teachers' perceptions of the ecological factors influencing students' use of informal digital learning of English (IDLE). 26 EFL teachers participated in semi-structured interviews and complete a narrative frame. The results of conven...