Creative Teacher on AI Age: ICT Challenges in English Learning for Secondary Students in Indonesia

The growing widespread popularity of AI, facilitated by technological advancements, offers significant potential to revolutionize methods of instruction for educators both within and beyond the educational setting. AI facilitates combining traditional teaching approaches with technology-driven instruction, increasing student engagement. Nonetheless, it is also characterized as an atmosphere where knowledge transforms in all dimensions. This study aimed to assess the proficiency and obstacles associated with the cultivation of ICT literacy abilities and autonomy in English language acquisition among secondary school students in Indonesia. A survey was administered to 560 children. The survey suggested that respondents exhibited moderate proficiency in ICT. Twenty statements assessed ICT literacy, whereas ten questions evaluated English learning. The absence of enthusiasm and digital media proficiency, the affordability of internet data support, insufficient financial resources for specific English learning applications, unreliable internet connectivity, and inadequate technological infrastructure in educational institutions hindered respondents' satisfaction with ICT. A multitude of barriers impedes those with impairments from achieving ICT literacy. Educational institutions must surmount these challenges and leverage them to enhance students' proficiency in English skills or English language components.