Engaging in Educational Research

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Ready for Online? Exploring EFL Teachers’ ICT Acceptance and ICT Literacy During COVID-19 in Mainland China

“…The recent outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has led to a renewed interest in ERT, a temporary crisis-prompted educational response with the primary objective of continuing normal teaching online ( Chowdhury & Sarkar, 2018 ; Hodges et al., 2020 ). Generally, ERT involves a wide use of technologies ( Hodges et al., 2020 ), such as synchronous communication tools (e.g., course delivery platforms and social media), asynchronous platforms for collaboration, and online electronic resources (see Table 1 ; Hodges et al., 2020 ).…”