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| Autor/inn/en | Atai, Mahmood Reza; Dashtestani, Reza |
|---|---|
| Titel | Iranian English for Academic Purposes (EAP) Stakeholders' Attitudes toward Using the Internet in EAP Courses for Civil Engineering Students: Promises and Challenges |
| Quelle | In: Computer Assisted Language Learning, 26 (2013) 1, S.21-38 (18 Seiten)
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| Sprache | englisch |
| Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
| ISSN | 0958-8221 |
| DOI | 10.1080/09588221.2011.627872 |
| Schlagwörter | English for Academic Purposes; Stakeholders; Foreign Countries; Internet; Civil Engineering; Participant Observation; Undergraduate Students; Semi Structured Interviews; Positive Attitudes; Questionnaires; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; College Faculty; Student Attitudes; Teacher Attitudes; Iran |
| Abstract | English for academic purposes (EAP) has established itself as a considerable part of English as a foreign language (EFL) instruction in Iranian universities. Considering the Internet as a major educational source in EAP reading courses, it is highly important that the stakeholders have positive attitudes toward it and be aware of promises and challenges. This study was conducted to investigate the participants' attitudes toward the Internet in EAP courses for undergraduate students of civil engineering (CE) in Iran. To this end, 723 undergraduate students, 67 EAP instructors and 105 CE instructors participated in the study. Instrumentation included a questionnaire, semi-structured interviews and non-participant observation. Our analysis of the data revealed that the majority of EAP instructors, CE instructors and undergraduate students have positive attitudes toward the Internet. However, the results showed that EAP instructors do not make use of any types of Internet-based activities in their classes. Moreover, the majority of limitations in using the Internet in EAP courses were identified. It is concluded that undergraduate students of CE need training in various Internet-based skills. The findings promise implications for renewing the EAP programs. (Contains 4 tables.) (As Provided). |
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| Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |
| Update | 2017/4/10 |
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