The Effect of Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL) on United Arab Emirates English as a Foreign Language (EFL) School Students' Achievement and Attitude

Autor/in	Almekhlafi, Abdurrahman Ghaleb
Titel	The Effect of Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL) on United Arab Emirates English as a Foreign Language (EFL) School Students' Achievement and Attitude
Quelle	In: Journal of Interactive Learning Research, 17 (2006) 2, S.121-142 (21 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1093-023X
Schlagwörter	Statistical Analysis; Experimental Groups; Control Groups; Arabs; English (Second Language); Computer Assisted Instruction; Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Teaching Methods; Student Attitudes; Student Improvement; United Arab Emirates + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Statistische Analyse; Arab; Araber; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Computer based training; Computerunterstützter Unterricht; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Schülerverhalten; Vereinigte Arabische Emirate
Abstract	This study investigated the effect of Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL) on elementary-prep school students' improvement in English as a foreign language (EFL). Eightythree students in Al-Tamayoz Elementary-prep School, United Arab Emirates, were selected and divided into experimental and control groups (43 and 40 participants respectively). Results of Analysis of variance (ANOVA) showed a significant difference between CALL users and nonusers in favor of the experimental group (p less than < .05). In addition, a questionnaire was administered to CALL users to investigate their attitude, perceived utility, and intention to use CALL in the future. Students in the experimental group had a positive attitude toward CALL, perceived its utility for helping them learn EFL, and had a strong intention to use it in the future. Results of this study have provided evidence of the effect of CALL on learning English as a foreign language. Implications and recommendations for future research are presented. (Author).
Anmerkungen	Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education, P.O. Box 1545, Chesapeake, VA 23327-1545. Tel: 757-366-5606.
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10