174 Sodobna pedagogika/Journal of Contemporary Educational Studies Let./Vol. 70 (136) Št./No. 1/2019 Str./pp. 174–190 ISSN 0038 0474 Saša Podgoršek, Andreja Isteni Stari and Brigita Kacjan The foreign language teacher’s role in ICT-supported instruction Abstract: The main objective of this paper is to present an in-depth analysis of the conception of the teacher’s role in ICT-supported foreign language (FL) instruction among teachers in basic and secon- dary education. In Slovenia, to date, no studies have been conducted in this research field. Therefore, our study aims to fill this research gap. An online survey was used to explore teachers’ beliefs about the change of their role in ICT-supported FL instruction in comparison to their role in traditional instruction. The results of the qualitative and quantitative analyses show that the majority of the participants believed that the role of the teacher as a lecturer and information provider changed to that of a facilitator of student learning and provider of student-centred instruction. A minority of the participants perceived their role first as lecturer; for them, ICT is only a tool with its advantages and disadvantages but with minimal or no influence on the traditional role of the teacher. Even though the majority of the teachers believed that their role had changed, the results do not indicate a major shift in the FL teaching paradigm. Keywords: teacher role, foreign language, foreign language instruction, ICT, teacher training UDC: 37.011.3-051 Scientific paper Saša Podgoršek, PhD., University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Arts, Aškerčeva ulica 2, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia; e-mail: sasa.podgorsek@guest.arnes.si Andreja Istenič Starčič, PhD., full professor, University of Primorska, Faculty of Education, Cankarjeva 5, SI-6000 Koper, Slovenia; e-mail: andreja.starcic@pef.upr.si Brigita Kacjan, PhD., assistant professor, University of Maribor, Faculty of Arts, Koroška cesta 160, SI-2000 Maribor, Slovenia; e- mail: brigita.kacjan@um.si