Competencias digitales desde la visión de los docentes de inglés

Abstract

Digital competencies facilitate the use of ICT tools in educational practice, allowing them to contribute to the meaningful development of the teaching process. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to interpret the meanings given by English teachers from their daily practice regarding digital competencies for the development of their teaching process. To do this, a qualitative study was demonstrated, under the interpretive paradigm and the ethnographic method. Five (5) English teachers who work at the Francisco de Miranda National Experimental University were selected as key informants. The interview was used as a data collection technique, while the data analysis considered the processes of categorization, structuring, contrasting, and subsequently theorization. As an emerging category, the elements of digital competencies were obtained from the perspective of English teachers, such as the adaptation of strategies and resources for teaching and evaluation, collaboration and communication, digital ethics, and information processing. Finally, it's important to reflect on the need to stay up-to-date on ICT to develop not only timely English language teaching but also our digital skills as teachers and managers of the information provided to our students.