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Brazilian FL Teachers Through the Lens of the Diffusion of Innovations Theory: A Technological Profile

Brazilian FL Teachers Through the Lens of the Diffusion of Innovations Theory: A Technological Profile

Claudia Beatriz Monte Jorge Martins, Herivelto Moreira
Copyright: © 2018 |Pages: 29
ISBN13: 9781522534174|ISBN10: 1522534172|EISBN13: 9781522534181
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-3417-4.ch115
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Martins, Claudia Beatriz Monte Jorge, and Herivelto Moreira. "Brazilian FL Teachers Through the Lens of the Diffusion of Innovations Theory: A Technological Profile." Information and Technology Literacy: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, edited by Information Resources Management Association, IGI Global, 2018, pp. 2321-2349. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-3417-4.ch115

APA

Martins, C. B. & Moreira, H. (2018). Brazilian FL Teachers Through the Lens of the Diffusion of Innovations Theory: A Technological Profile. In I. Management Association (Ed.), Information and Technology Literacy: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications (pp. 2321-2349). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-3417-4.ch115

Chicago

Martins, Claudia Beatriz Monte Jorge, and Herivelto Moreira. "Brazilian FL Teachers Through the Lens of the Diffusion of Innovations Theory: A Technological Profile." In Information and Technology Literacy: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, edited by Information Resources Management Association, 2321-2349. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2018. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-3417-4.ch115

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Abstract

This chapter describes the technological profile of foreign language (FL) teachers from Modern Languages university courses of the state of Paraná, Brazil. Several features were investigated: teachers' personal characteristics, teachers' beliefs and attitudes towards technology, teachers' digital literacy, teachers' prior CALL/ technology education and Rogers' (1995) adopter categories. The theoretical framework used was the Diffusion of Innovations theory. A quantitative methodological approach was employed to collect data and a survey questionnaire was developed. Statistical analyses examined the relationships between attitudes and digital literacy, adopter categories and attitudes, adopter categories and personal characteristics. The results provided a detailed picture of the ones responsible for the education of future FL teachers in Brazil. With this technological profile, it was possible to reveal the “who” in the process of CALL integration.

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