A CROSS-CULTURAL STUDY ON THE ATTITUDES OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE STUDENTS TOWARDS COMPUTER-ASSISTED LANGUAGE LEARNING Cover Image

A CROSS-CULTURAL STUDY ON THE ATTITUDES OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE STUDENTS TOWARDS COMPUTER-ASSISTED LANGUAGE LEARNING
A CROSS-CULTURAL STUDY ON THE ATTITUDES OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE STUDENTS TOWARDS COMPUTER-ASSISTED LANGUAGE LEARNING

Author(s): Dara Tafazoli, Mª Elena Gómez Parra, Cristina A. Huertas Abril
Subject(s): Foreign languages learning
Published by: IATEFL Poland Computer Special Interest Group and The University of Nicosia
Keywords: CALL; cross-cultural attitudes

Summary/Abstract: The purpose of this study was to compare the attitude of Iranian and non-Iranian English language students’ attitudes towards Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL). Furthermore, the relations of gender, education level, and age to their attitude are investigated. A convergent mixed methods design was used for analyzing both quantitative and qualitative data. In the data collection procedure, an online 44-item web-based questionnaire was applied in order to collect data from 415 students. In the data analysis phase, both descriptive and non-parametric analyses were performed. The findings of the study revealed that there is no difference between the attitudes of Iranian and non-Iranian towards CALL. Finally, pedagogical implications and recommendations for further research are presented.

  • Issue Year: 18/2018
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 34-68
  • Page Count: 35
  • Language: English