English Language Teachers’ Challenges in Using Educational Technology Tools in Classroom: An Appraisal Perspective from English as a Foreign Language Teaching Classes

In this 21st century, digitalization has entered all spheres of the life. English language teachers are daunted by the challenges or barriers of using language instructional technology. Internet has become a must in English Language Teaching instruction. This study is an evaluation of challenges English language teachers face in the use of educational technology tools in English Language Teaching classes in Benin Republic. The aim of this study is to explore the challenges awaiting EFL teachers in using mobile devices in classrooms. To reach these objectives, interviews as well as questionnaires are used. The results revealed that teachers face many challenges while integrating technology into classrooms. Challenges include lack of competence, lack of limited time, teacher reluctance to new, inadequate skill, software’s problems, lack of motivation, lack of finance. To deal with these challenges the researchers suggested solutions like: moving to the cloud, old devices replacing, network upgrade. Keywords: Barriers, Challenge, Educational Technology, ELT teachers, ELT classes