This study aimed to scrutinize Information and Communication Technology (ICT) competence of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) instructors in Turkey and their professional development (PD) needs in ICT in relation to the variables of gender, institution, teaching experience, and their past PD experience. This study also explored the types of training sources EFL instructors preferred to further their PD in ICT. The data were collected by administering a questionnaire of ICT competence and PD needs of teachers. The participants were 193 EFL instructors teaching at various universities in Turkey. The data were analyzed by using IBM SPSS Statistics (i.e. Mean, Standard Deviation, ANOVA, Mann-Whitney U and Kruskal-Wallis test). The results indicated that EFL instructors perceived their current ICT competence as low in the seven major areas. However, gender and previous PD experience in ICT played a role in their perceived ICT competence. The study also revealed that regardless of gender, type of institution, previous PD experience in ICT, and teaching experience, EFL instructors reported a medium and higher amount of ICT training needs. The most preferred modes of PD in ICT were immersion or internship activities while the least preferred modes of PD were workshops/conferences/seminars. The implications of the study are also presented.

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土耳其EFL讲师的ICT能力和需求：性别，机构和经验的作用

这项研究旨在研究土耳其英语作为外语（EFL）讲师的信息和通信技术（ICT）能力及其在ICT中与性别，机构，教学经验及其变量有关的专业发展（PD）需求。过去的PD经验。这项研究还探讨了EFL讲师首选的培训资源类型，以促进他们在ICT中的PD。数据是通过管理教师的ICT能力和PD需求调查表收集的。参加者有193名EFL讲师，他们在土耳其的各大学任教。使用IBM SPSS Statistics（即均值，标准差，ANOVA，Mann-Whitney U和Kruskal-Wallis检验）对数据进行了分析。结果表明，EFL讲师认为他们目前在七个主要领域的ICT能力低下。然而，性别和PD之前在ICT中的经验在他们认为的ICT能力中发挥了作用。该研究还表明，无论性别，机构类型，以前的PD在ICT方面的经验以及教学经验，EFL讲师都报告了对ICT培训的中等和大量需求。在信息通信技术中，PD的首选方式是沉浸式或实习活动，PD的首选方式是研讨会/会议/研讨会。还介绍了该研究的意义。在信息通信技术中，PD的首选方式是沉浸式或实习活动，PD的首选方式是研讨会/会议/研讨会。还介绍了该研究的意义。在信息通信技术中，PD的首选方式是沉浸式或实习活动，PD的首选方式是研讨会/会议/研讨会。还介绍了该研究的意义。