English Teachers’ Preferences for Using Digital Technologies and AI-Based Search Engines in Kazakhstan

Abstract

This work is part of a broader study, the main purpose of which is to determine the field and preferences of English language teachers in relation to digital competence. The study focused on measuring the "use of digital resources and search engines based on AI" and was developed according to a quantitative and descriptive methodology, a basic type and a non-experimental cross-sectional design. Authors worked with a sample of 250 teachers who voluntarily and anonymously responded to the developed questionnaire. Data collection was carried out using a virtual questionnaire on the Google Form platform. The results show that there are no significant differences between most of the analyzed questions based on the studied independent variables. The use of digital technologies and AI-based search engines promotes students' participation in research.