Pre-Service Teachers Perception on Digital Literacy During Asynchronous Teaching Practicum

Abstract

Digital literacy is more than just a skill to use technology. To navigate information and use it in everyday life requires more than just skills in using technology. However, the implementation of digital literacy is still rarely found in the education field. This study aimed to examine the pre-service teachers’ perception on digital literacy in virtual teaching during their Asynchronous Teaching Practicum. The setting of this research is pre-service teachers carry out learning through online classes during the covid pandemic. The design of this research is qualitative research focusing on interview questions which have two English as Foreign Language (EFL) pre-service teachers as the main participants. Data collection was conducted to pre-service teachers’ interviews using semi-structured interview methods. This research is expected to have a practical contribution, in a way to explain how digital literacy benefits pre-service English teachers in Asynchronous Teaching Practicum. And in empirical contribution, this research aims to fill the gap of the use of digital literacy for pre-service teachers in their Asynchronous Teaching Practicum. The result of this research is pre-service teachers use digital technology/media to deliver