EFL teachers' views on ICT-driven professional development at madrasah

Professional development training is widely discussed in increasing the capabilities of teachers through access to education and training opportunities in the workplace. The present exploratory study aims to examine how professional development training contributes to EFL teachers' skills in teaching and learning by using the ICT framework at madrasah in Lampung, Indonesia. The method of this study was a qualitative approach, with a phenomenological perspective. This study used a semi-structured interview and observation to collect the data from the five EFL teachers at Madrasah. The results show that the EFL teachers believe that professional development training in ICT is essential for enhancing their digital literacy skills. Furthermore, they primarily believed that in the digital era, the teachers’ activities always integrate into the technology used in the classroom and they should be able to assist students' creativity and competency in the EFL learning process.