Name & Bio: Gizachew Kindie is a faculty member and a Ph.D. candidate in ELT at Hawassa University, Ethiopia. His doctoral research project focuses on investigating the implementation of ICTs (Information and Communication Technologies) in EFL pre-service teacher training programs in Ethiopia, specifically focusing on EFL teacher educators’ and trainees’ perceptions and current experiences and practices, as well as the promises and barriers to the successful integration of ICTs in teaching and learning.

Home Country: Ethiopia

Dissertation Title: An Investigation Into the Implementation of ICTs in EFL Pre-Service Teacher Training Programs in Ethiopia: Perceptions, Practices, Promises, and Barriers

TIRF Research Topics Investigated: Language Teacher Education