A cross-cultural study on the attitudes of English language students towards computer-assisted language learning

Dara Tafazoli, Maria Elena Gomez Parra, Cristina A. Huertas Abril

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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.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)34-68
Number of pages35
JournalTeaching English with Technology
Volume18
Issue number2
Publication statusPublished - 2018
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL)
  • Cross-cultural study
  • Attitudes
  • Cross-cultural attitudes
  • CALL

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