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    USING TECHNOLOGY TO ENHANCE READING SKILLS IN THE DIGITAL AGE
    (Suleyman Demirel University, 2014) Adikhanov I.I
    By the late 20th century, an explosion of excellent children’s literature worked its way into the classroom. Now, at the beginning of the 21st century, electronic books are beginning to compete with or potentially replace paperbased forms of text. Throughout history each of these reading materials has somehow led to readers comprehending text. Thus when considering any new materials that should be adopted in reading instruction, such as electronic reading devices, comprehension should be considered a primary factor. If electronic reading devices are to be adopted, they should lead to better comprehension than the previous paperbased text materials used.
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    SECONDARY SCHOOL EFL TEACHERS' PERCEPTIONS OF THEIR DIGITAL COMPETENCES
    (SDU University, 2026) Nazerke B.; Saule T.; Kuralay Zh.
    Given the rapid development of Information and Communication technologies (ICT) and their integration into all spheres of human activity, digital competence of teachers has become one of the crucial skills to acquire. Current educational context requires teachers to be digitally competent in order to achieve greater results in the teaching process. The aim of the article is to identify and analyze the perceptions of secondary school English as a foreign language (EFL) teachers regarding their digital competence. Using a qualitative approach, semi-structured interviews with secondary school EFL teachers were conducted to investigate their views, experiences, challenges, and needs connected with digital technology use in teaching English. The results revealed basic levels of EFL teachers’ digital competence, the challenges related to a lack of digital equipment at state schools, and the need of enrolling in particular professional development courses and institution's supportive function. The study ends with some suggestions for how to enhance EFL teachers' digital competence development.