Exploring the human element of computer-assisted language learning: An Iranian context

Computer Assisted Language Learning

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 158-176

  Fatemi Jahromi, Seyed Abolghassem ^a   Salimi, Farimah ^a  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

attitude; computer competence; computer assisted language learning (CALL); cultural perception; information technology (IT)

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874483826     PISSN: 09588221     EISSN: 17443210     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09588221.2011.643411     Document Type: Article

References (86)

1. Abu Bakar, N. 2007. Factors that contribute to the effective use of computers in the classroom: The Malaysian context. AsiaCALL Online Journal, 2(1) Retrieved fromhttp://asiacall.org/journals/asiacall_online/index.php/olj/article/view/6/6
2. Abu Samak, Z. 2006. An exploration of Jordanian English language teachers' attitudes, skills, and access as indicator of information and communication technology integration in Jordan (Doctoral dissertation, Florida State University). Available from Proquest Digital Dissertations. (UMI No. AAT 3252190.)
3. Ajzen, I. 2005. Attitudes, personality and behavior, (2nd ed., London: Open University Press.
4. Akbulut, Y. 2008. Exploration of the attitudes of freshman foreign language students toward using computers at a Turkish state university, ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED499579.
5. Albirini, A. 2006a. Cultural perceptions: The missing element in the implementation of ICT in developing countries. International Journal of Education and Development using Information and Communication Technology (IJEDICT), 2(1): 49-65.
6. Albirini, A. 2006b. Teachers' attitudes toward information and communication technologies: The case of Syrian EFL teachers. Computers & Education, 47: 373-398. doi:10.1016/j.compedu.2004.10.013
7. Al-Kahtani, S. 2004. Deterrents to CALL in Saudi Arabia. Essential Teacher, 1: 26-30.
8. Aydin, S. 2007. Attitudes of EFL learners toward the Internet. The Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology, 6 Retrieved fromwww.tojet.net/articles/632.htm
9. Bax, S. 2003. CALL-past, present and future. System, 31: 13-28. doi:10.1016/S0346-251X(02)00071-4
10. Brantmeier, C., Flores, L. and Romero-Ghiretti, G. 2006. Theory driven technologies: Frameworks for individual language learners. The Reading Matrix, 6: 299-309.
11. Braul, B. 2006. ESL teacher perceptions and attitudes toward using computer assisted language learning (CALL): Recommendations for effective CALL practice (Master's thesis, University of Alberta). Available from Proquest Digital Dissertations. (UMI No. AAT MR13761.)
12. Brown, J.D. 2001. Using surveys in language programs, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
13. Chafe, A. 1999. Effective use of the Internet in second language education: Benefits, challenges and guidelines for teachers Retrieved fromhttp://www.cdli.ca/~achafe/Internetinclassroom.html
14. Chapelle, C.A. and Hegelheimer, V. 2004. "The language teacher in the 21st century". In New perspectives on CALL for second language classrooms, Edited by: Fotos, S. and Browne, C.M. 299-316. New Jersey: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
15. Chen, Y.L. 2008a. A mixed-method study of EFL teachers' Internet use in language instruction. Teaching and Teacher Education, 24: 1015-1028. doi:10.1016/j.tate.2007.07.002
16. Chen, Y.L. 2008b. Modeling the determinants of Internet use. Computers & Education, 51: 545-558. doi:10.1016/j.compedu.2007.06.007
17. Comber, C., Colley, A., Hargreaves, D.J. and Dorn, L. 1997. The effects of age, gender and Computer experience upon computer attitudes. Educational Research, 39: 123-133. doi:10.1080/0013188970390201
18. Cox, M., Preston, C. and Cox, C. What factors support or prevent teachers from using ICT in the primary classroom. Paper presented at the British Educational Research Association Annual Conference. University of Sussex at Brighton.
19. Crookes, G. and Lehner, A. 1998. Aspects of process in an ESL critical pedagogy teacher education course. TESOL Quarterly, 32: 319-328. doi:10.2307/3587586
20. Cuban, L. 1986. Teachers and machines: The classroom use of technology since 1920, New York: Teachers College Press.
21. Cubillos, J.H. 1998. "Technology: A step forward in the teaching of foreign languages". In The coming age of the profession, Edited by: Harper, J., Lively, M. and Williams, M. 37-52. Boston: Heinle & Heinle.
22. Daud, N.M. 1995. A computer attitude scale for language teachers. Computer Assisted Language Learning, 8: 355-363. doi:10.1080/0958822950080404
23. Davis, F.D. 1989. Perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, and user acceptance of information technology. MIS Quarterly, 13: 319-340. doi:10.2307/249008
24. Debski, R. 2000. Exploring the re-creation of a CALL innovation. Computer Assisted Language Learning, 13: 307-332. doi:10.1076/0958-8221(200012)13:4-5;1-E;FT307
25. Demetriadis, S., Barbas, A., Molohides, A., Palaigeorgiou, G., Psillos, D. and Vlahavas, I. 2003. Culture in negotiation: Teachers' acceptance/resistance attitudes considering the infusion of technology into schools. Computers & Education, 41(1): 19-37. doi:10.1016/S0360-1315(03)00012-5
26. Diamond, K.K. 1997. Computer assisted language learning: A shortcut to proficiency? ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED419407
27. Dodigovic, M. 2005. Artificial intelligence in second language learning: Raising error awareness, Clevedon: Multilingual Matters.
28. Egbert, J.L. and Petrie, G.M. 2005. CALL research perspectives, New Jersey: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
29. Esch, E. and Zähner, C. 2000. The contribution of information and communication technology (ICT) to language learning environments or the mystery of the secret agent. ReCALL, 12(1): 5-18. doi:10.1017/S0958344000000215
30. Fisher, E. 1993. "Access to learning: Problems and policies". In Language, classrooms and computers, Edited by: Scrimshaw, P. 75-90. London: Routledge.
31. Fotos, S. and Browne, C.M. 2004. New perspectives on CALL for second language classrooms, New Jersey: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
32. Furstenberg, G. 1997. Teaching with technology: What is at stake?. ADFL Bulletin, 28: 21-25.
33. Gade B.B. 2005. "Considering culture in CALL research". In CALL research perspectives, Edited by: Egbert, J.L. and Petrie, G.M. 141-153. New Jersey: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
34. Gillespie, J. and McKee, J. 1999. Resistance to CALL: Degrees of student reluctance to use CALL and ICT. ReCALL, 11(1): 38-46. doi:10.1017/S095834400000207X
35. Hamilton, M. 2009. "Teacher and student perceptions of e-learning in EFL". In Foreign language learning with digital technology, Edited by: Evans, M.J. 149-173. London: Continuum.
36. Hardy, J.V. 1999. Teacher attitudes toward and knowledge of computer technology. Computers in the Schools, 14: 119-136. doi:10.1300/J025v14n03_11
37. Hémard, D. 1998. Knowledge representations in hypermedia CALL authoring: Conception and evaluation. Computer Assisted Language Learning, 11: 247-264. doi:10.1076/call.11.3.247.5682
38. Hodas, S. 1993. Technology refusal and the organizational culture of schools. Education Policy Analysis Archives, 1 Retrieved fromhttp://epaa.asu.edu/epaa/v1n10.html
39. Hofsøy, M.B. 2001. Network-based EFL: Motivational aspects of using networked computers in the EFL classroom (Master's thesis, University of Bergen). Retrieved fromhttp://www.ub.uib.no/elpub/2001/h/501001/Hovedoppgave.pdf
40. Hofstede, G. 1997. Cultures and organizations: Software of the mind, New York: McGraw-Hill.
41. Jones, C. 1986. It's not so much the program, more what you do with it: The importance of methodology in CALL. System, 14: 171-178. doi:10.1016/0346-251X(86)90006-0
42. Jung, H.J. 2005. Advantages and disadvantages from opportunities in CALL classroom environments. The Reading Matrix, 5(1): 57-72.
43. Kayser, A. 2002. Cultural appropriateness of network-based language teaching in a Middle Eastern female Islamic context. Computer Assisted Language Learning, 15(1): 55-67. doi:10.1076/call.15.1.55.7293
44. Kenning, M.M. 2007. ICT and language learning, New York: Palgrave Macmillan.
45. Kern, R. 2006. Perspectives on technology in learning and teaching languages. TESOL Quarterly, 40(1): 183-210. doi:10.2307/40264516
46. Kessler, G. 2007. Formal and informal CALL preparation and teacher attitude toward technology. Computer Assisted Language Learning, 20: 173-188. doi:10.1080/09588220701331394
47. Kessler, G. and Plakans, L. 2008. Does teachers' confidence with CALL equal innovative and integrated use?. Computer Assisted Language Learning, 21: 269-282. doi:10.1080/09588220802090303
48. Knezek, G. and Christensen, R. 2002. Impact of new information technologies on teachers and students. Education and Information Technologies, 7: 369-376. doi:10.1023/A:1020921807131
49. Lam, Y. 2000. Technophilia or technophobia? a preliminary look at why second language teachers do or do not use technology in their classrooms. Canadian Modern Language Review, 56: 389-420. doi:10.3138/cmlr.56.3.389
50. Leffa, V.J. 2009. "CALL as action". In Handbook of research on e-learning methodologies for language acquisition, Edited by: Marriott, R. and Torres, P. 39-52. New York: Information Science Reference.
51. Liao, Y.C. 1993. "Effect of computer experience on computer attitudes among preservice, inservice, and postulant teachers". In Technology and teacher education annual 1992, Edited by: Carcy, D., Carey, K., Willis, D.A. and Willis, J. 498-511. Charlottesville, VA: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education.
52. Liaw, S.S. 2002. An Internet survey for perceptions of computers and the World Wide Web: Relationship, prediction, and difference. Computers in Human Behavior, 18: 17-35. doi:10.1016/S0747-5632(01)00032-2
53. Liaw, S.S., Huang, H.M. and Chen, G.D. 2007. Surveying instructor and learner attitudes toward e-learning. Computers & Education, 49: 1066-1080. doi:10.1016/j.compedu.2006.01.001
54. Lim, C.P. 2007. Effective integration of ICT in Singapore schools: Pedagogical and policy implications. Educational Technology Research and Development, 55: 83-116. doi:10.1007/s11423-006-9025-2
55. Ma, W., Andersson, R. and Streith, K.O. 2005. Examining user acceptance of computer technology: An empirical study of student teachers. Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 21: 387-395. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2729.2005.00145.x
56. Markee, N. 1997. Managing curricular innovation, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
57. Meng, L. and Hong, H. 2007. Computer assisted language learning (CALL) in China: Some common concerns. US-China Foreign Language, 5(1): 52-58.
58. Migliorino, N.J. and Maiden, J. 2004. Educator attitudes toward electronic grading software. Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 36: 193-212.
59. Min, B.C. 1998. A study of the attitudes of Korean adults toward technology-assisted instruction in English language programs (Doctoral dissertation, Northern Illinois University). ProQuest Digital Dissertations. (UMI No. AAT 9834184.)
60. Nguyen, L.V. 2008. Technology-enhanced EFL: syllabus design and materials development. CCSE Journal, 1: 135-142. Retrieved fromhttp://ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/elt/article/view/465/475
61. Nichols, M. 2003. A theory for e-learning. Educational Technology & Society, 6: 1-10.
62. Petrie, G.M. 2005. "Toward a cartography of CALL". In CALL research perspectives, Edited by: Egbert, J.L. and Petrie, G.M. 193-196. New Jersey: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
63. Rashed, D. 2008. A case study of international ESL learners' perceptions of technology use in English language learning (Master's thesis, University of Maryland Baltimore County). ProQuest Digital Dissertations. (UMI No. AAT 1456443.)
64. Robinson, L.K. 2007. "Diffusion of educational technology and education reform: Examining perceptual barriers to technology integration". In Integrating information and communication technologies into the classroom, Edited by: Tomei, L. 272-288. New York: Information Science Reference.
65. Rogers, E.M. 1983. Diffusion of innovations, 3rd ed., New York: The Free Press.
66. Selwyn, N. 1999. Students' attitudes towards computers in sixteen to nineteen education. Education and Information Technologies, 4: 129-141. doi:10.1023/A:1009695816587
67. Tate, R. 1998. An introduction to modeling outcomes in the behavioral and social sciences (2nd ed.), Minnesota: Burgess International Group.
68. Timuçin, M. 2006. Implementing CALL in an EFL context. ELT Journal, 60: 262-271. doi:10.1093/elt/ccl006
69. Van Braak, J. 2001. Factors influencing the use of computer mediated communication by teachers in secondary schools. Computers & Education, 36: 41-57. doi:10.1016/S0360-1315(00)00051-8
70. Vandewaetere, M. and Desmet, P. 2009. Introducing psychometrical validation of questionnaires in CALL research: The case of measuring attitude towards CALL. Computer Assisted Language Learning, 22: 349-380. doi:10.1080/09588220903186547
71. Warschauer, M. 1996. Comparing face-to-face and electronic discussion in the second language classroom. CALICO Journal, 13: 7-26.
72. Warschauer, M. 2002. A developmental perspective on technology in language education. TESOL Quarterly, 36: 453-475. doi:10.2307/3588421
73. Warschauer, M. 2004. "Technological change and the future of CALL". In New perspectives on CALL for second language classrooms, Edited by: Fotos, S. and Browne, C.M. 15-26. New Jersey: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
74. Warschauer, M. and Healey, D. 1998. Computers and language learning: An overview. Language Teaching, 31: 57-71. doi:10.1017/S0261444800012970
75. Weir, C. and Roberts, J. 1994. Evaluation in ELT, Oxford: Blackwell.
76. Wen, M.L., Tsai, C.C., Lin, H.M. and Chuang, S.C. 2004. Cognitive-metacognitive and content-technical aspects of constructivist Internet-based learning environments: a LISREL analysis. Computers & Education, 43: 237-248. doi:10.1016/j.compedu.2003.10.006
77. White, C. 2006. Distance learning of foreign languages. Language Teaching, 39: 247-264. doi:10.1017/S0261444806003727
78. Woodrow, J. 1991. A comparison of four computer attitude scales. Journal of Educational Computing Research, 7: 165-187. doi:10.2190/WLAM-P42V-12A3-4LLQ
79. Yang, S.C. and Chen, Y.J. 2007. Technology-enhanced language learning: A case study. Computers in Human Behavior, 23: 860-879. doi:10.1016/j.chb.2006.02.015
80. Yang, S.C. and Huang, Y.F. 2008. A study of high school English teachers' behavior, concerns and beliefs in integrating information technology into English instruction. Computers in Human Behavior, 24: 1085-1103. doi:10.1016/j.chb.2007.03.009
81. Yang, F.Y. and Tsai, C.C. 2008. Investigating university student preferences and beliefs about learning in the web-based context. Computers & Education, 50: 1284-1303. doi:10.1016/j.compedu.2006.12.009
82. Yuen, A. and Ma, W. 2002. Gender differences in teacher computer acceptance. Journal of Technology and Teacher Education, 10: 365-382.
83. Yunus, M. 2007. Malaysian ESL teachers' use of ICT in their classrooms: Expectations and realities. ReCALL, 19(1): 79-95. doi:10.1017/S0958344007000614
84. Zapata, G.C. 2004. Second language instructors and CALL: A multidisciplinary research framework. Computer Assisted Language Learning, 17: 339-356. doi:10.1080/0958822042000319610
85. Zhao, Y. 2003. Recent developments in technology and language learning: A literature review and meta-analysis. CALICO Journal, 21: 7-27.
86. Zhu, C., Valcke, M. and Schellens, T. 2009. Cultural differences in the perception of a social constructivist e-learning environment. British Journal of Educational Technology, 40(1): 164-168. doi:10.1111/j.1467-8535.2008.00879.x