@article{article_452084, title={An analysis of teachers’ and students’ perceptions on the use of smart boards in foreign language classrooms}, journal={Turkish Online Journal of English Language Teaching}, volume={3}, pages={83–110}, year={2018}, author={Istifci, İlknur and Keser, Ayse Dilek and Serpil, Revan and Akkaya Önal, Meriç and Alan, Bülent and Türkyılmaz, Sinem}, keywords={Foreign Language Education,Improving Classroom Teaching,Interactive Learning Environments,Educational Technology,Smart Boards}, abstract={<p> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:3pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify;"> <span lang="de" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:’Times New Roman’;" xml:lang="de">This study aims to
explore the effectiveness of smart board use in language learning and teaching
at the School of Foreign Languages (AUSFL), Anadolu University, Turkey. <span style="color:#000000;">The study was conducted with teachers and students chosen
by convenience sampling method in AUSFL in the 2016-2017 academic year. </span>The
participants were six volunteer teachers and 266 students who were taught English
by using smart boards. The teachers carried out at least 4 hours of their
classes in the classrooms which are equipped with smart boards. The data were
gathered by using both qualitative and quantitative methods including surveys,
questionnaires and semi-structured interviews. The data analysis revealed that
both teachers and students found the use of smart boards effective in terms of
bringing fun and variety along with better learning to the class. <span>  </span> </span> </p> <p> </p>}, number={2}, publisher={Ahmet Selçuk AKDEMİR}