Students’ Perceptions of CALL at Dokuz Eylül University School of Foreign Languages

Authors : Kadim ÖZTÜRK

Pages : 216-229

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Publication Date : 2013-10-23

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :  Over the beginnings of the 21 st century, we have been living in a technologically civilized society where every small work to be done is technology dependent. Therefore, technology, notably computers and the internet, have become substantial components of every field like education, and now considered as an inevitable part of many education programs, namely of foreign/second language teaching. As Özkan insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(2011); reports from Chapelle insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(2008);,while teachers using computer technology to help learners with their language study were labeled as innovative and unconventional a couple of decades ago, today teachers who are unable to make use of technology in language teaching tend to be considered out-of-date. This has led many language schools around the world to set up language labs which are supposed to serve as an instrument of learning with the remarkable capabilities of laboratory equipment. The purpose of this study is to depict the university preparatory students’ perceptions of CALL insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(computer-assisted language learning); provided for them in lab classes at Dokuz Eylul University, School of Foreign Languages and to find out whether these perceptions vary in terms of certain factors. The data will be collected via The Computer-Assisted Language Learning Questionnaire insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(for students); by Önsoy insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(2004); and the participants include 236 prep class students. The data have been analyzed statistically with the help of SPSS packet program and the results have revealed that the students perceive computer technology as a useful tool to support their language learning and they are generally pleased with the content and application of CALL program at their school.
Keywords : Computer assisted language learning, language learner, perception