Foreign language learning attitude as a predictor of attitudes towards computer-assisted language learning

Procedia Computer Science

Volumn 3, Issue , 2011, Pages 167-174

  Rahimi, Mehrak ^a   Yadollahi, Samaneh ^a  

^a SHAHID RAJAEE TEACHER TRAINING UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Age; Attitudes; CALL; Computer ownership; Computer use; Foreign language learning; Iranian students

Indexed keywords

AGE; ATTITUDES; CALL; COMPUTER USE; FOREIGN LANGUAGE LEARNING; IRANIAN STUDENTS;

COMPUTER AIDED INSTRUCTION; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; STUDENTS; SURVEYS;

LINGUISTICS;

EID: 79952499493     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18770509     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.procs.2010.12.029     Document Type: Conference Paper

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