Role of Teachers in Using Technology for Effective English Language Teaching: A SmartPLS-Based Study in Private Universities

The use of technology has greatly revolutionized the teaching of the English language at a higher learning institution. Education Teachers are at the core of embracing, integrating, and practising the use of digital tools in order to improve student learning. This paper examines how teachers can employ technology to teach English language successfully in the private universities in Uttar Pradesh in India based on a structural model that has been tested using SmartPLS. The paper suggests and discusses five constructs, including Teacher Technological Competence, Pedagogical Innovation, Institutional Support, Student Engagement and Teaching Effectiveness. A structured questionnaire was used to take data of 346 members of the faculty out of a total population of 400. Assessment of measurement and structural models was done using Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM). The results reveal that teacher technological competence and pedagogical innovation have a major impact on student engagement and teaching effectiveness. The institutional support is a powerful enabling force that improves the teacher competence and innovation practices. Pedagogical innovation and the teaching effectiveness are partially related through student engagement. The research has practical implications on universities, administrators, and policymakers to develop training frameworks and digital teaching strategies to learn English language.