The Teachers’challenges In Integrating ICT Into Innovative English Classroom

Technology plays an important role in the teaching and learning process today. Thus English teachers can use a variety of different tools while teaching in class. Other hand teachers also face challenges in integrating ICT into English classes. This research was conducted at SMK N 5 Telkom Banda Aceh. This study aims to find what challenges are faced in integrating ICT into English classes, and what strategies teachers use in integrating ICT into English classes. Data was collected through interviews and observations using semi-structured questions. Based on the first research question, it shows that there are two obstacles that pose challenges for teachers in integrating ICT into English classes, namely internal and external, and the second research question it also discovered the strategies for teachers in integrating ICT into English classes including ICT skills training from the finding results showed that the teachers were conducting ICT training during the covid, because at that time they were using technology in every lesson next using effective teaching media the finding shows that each teacher is proficient in choosing their teaching media, such as YouTube, Microsoft Word, Canva, Eric, video maker and choosing the right teaching content in this section it is also shown in the finding that each teacher uses the teaching content they usually use so there is little chance that they will experience challenges because the teachers are used to selecting content, but the teachers admit that this can be a strategy for continuing the use of ICT in the classroom.