Pre-service Teacher’s Pedagogical Challenges of Using Mobile Technology to Teach English
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to investigate challenges that pre-service teachers face through
the integration of mobile technology for the teaching process focusing on the context of the
pedagogical knowledge. The participant of this study is a pre-service teacher who has done
practicing observation class teaching in one of the Senior High Schools in Yogyakarta.
The method of this study uses a theory from Jie & Sunze (2021) with mobile assisted
language teaching and learning as the instrument for technology pedagogy learning. The data
was analyzed using thematic analysis; descriptive qualitative method with in-depth
interviews by discovering participant is data experiences on technological usage more
complex. The result showed that there are four themes regarding the pre-service teacher's
challenge in using technology mobile learning tools during their experience in practicing
observation class.