Attitude of Male and Female Students towards Computer Assisted Language Learning at Intermediate Level

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Student Attitudes; Computer Assisted Instruction; Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Gender Differences; English (Second Language); Student Interests; College Students; Technological Literacy; Computer Attitudes; Educational Benefits; Foreign Countries; Language Role; Language Proficiency

1916-4742

Today's world is the era of technology and it is playing a dominant role in the field of education. The current research work is quantitative in nature. It aims to investigate students' attitudes, their interests and difficulties regarding the concept of computer assisted language learning at intermediate level. A self reported questionnaire (SRQ) was designed and administered to obtain the objectives of the current study. The sampling statistic comprised of 300 students with equal gender from public and private colleges. The collected data was statistically analyzed by running descriptive statistic technique. The findings revealed that male students had more positive attitude towards CALL as compared to their female counterparts. However, it was also revealed that male students found CALL interesting for the development of language proficiency while female students faced more difficulties in using computer technology for English Language learning. The results provide ideas, paths and suggestions to the future researchers to undergo further investigations in developing computer mediating language learning programs for the benefits of learners and learning.

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2019

EJ1205628