EFL Instructors’ Perceptions and Attitudes towards Using CALL in Language Classrooms

Dr. Hakan Demiröz; Dr. Faruk Türker

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EFL Instructors’ Perceptions and Attitudes towards Using CALL in Language Classrooms

Abstract

Using computers to teach a language paved the way for the emergence of Computer-Assisted Language Teaching (CALL) in Applied Linguistics. The perceptions and attitudes of the practitioners of a system or method are significant because it is evident that they have crucial effects on the efficiency, effectiveness and outcomes of the process. This study aimed to find out the perceptions and attitudes of EFL instructors using CALL in their teaching and the instructors who do not use CALL. The study adopted the survey method as a data collection tool. The results of the study indicated that there was a great willingness to use CALL among EFL educators working at higher education institutions in Turkey in English courses both in preparatory classes and compulsory general English courses and that male instructors found CALL more applicable and they stated that they found themselves more efficient in using the CALL programs. Another finding of the study is that male instructors have more positive attitudes towards CALL as more male instructors believe CALL facilitates students’ studying at their own pace and CALL programs motivate instructors and students than the traditional techniques and methods in language learning.

Keywords

Computer Assisted Language Teaching,English as a Foreign Language,instructors,perceptions and attitudes,tertiary education

Dil Sınıflarında Yabancı Dil olarak İngilizce Öğreten Öğretim Görevlilerinin BDDE Kullanımına yönelik Algı ve Tutumları

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Dil öğretmek için bilgisayarların kullanımı Uygulamalı Dilbilimde Bilgisayar Destekli Yabancı Dil Öğretiminin (BDDE) ortaya çıkmasına yol açmıştır. Bir sistem ya da yöntemin uygulayıcılarının algı ve tutumları sürecin verimliliği, etkililiği ve sonuçları üzerinde önemli etkilere sahip oldukları açık olduğu için önemlidir. Bu çalışma öğretimlerinde BDDE’yi kullanan ve kullanmayan öğretim görevlilerinin BDDE kullanımı ile ilgili algı ve tutumlarını araştırmayı amaçlamaktadır. Çalışmada veri toplama aracı olarak tarama yöntemi kullanılmıştır. Çalışmanın sonuçları Türkiyede yükseköğretim kurumlarında çalışan Yabancı Dil olarak İngilizce (YDİ) öğreten öğretim görevlileri arasında hem hazırlık sınıflarında hem de zorunlu genel İngilizce derslerinde BDDE kullanmaya büyük istek olduğunu ve erkek öğretim görevlilerinin BDDE’yi daha fazla uygulanabilir bulduklarını ve kendilerini BDDE programlarını kullanmada daha yeterli gördüklerini göstermiştir. Çalışmanın diğer bir sonucu ise daha fazla erkek öğretim görevlisi BDDE’nin geleneksel yöntem ve tekniklere göre öğrencilere kendi hızında çalışmaya imkan sağladığını ve BDDE programlarının öğretim görevlilerini ve öğrencilerini motive ettiğine inanmaktadırlar.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Bilgisayar Destekli Yabancı Dil Eğitimi,İngilizcenin Yabancı Dil olarak Öğretimi,öğretim görevlileri,algı ve tutumlar,yüksek öğretim

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Dr. Hakan Demiröz ^*
Türkiye

Dr. Faruk Türker
Türkiye

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March 18, 2020

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November 19, 2019

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December 25, 2019

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Year 2020 Volume: 9 Number: 1

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Demiröz, D. H., & Türker, D. F. (2020). EFL Instructors’ Perceptions and Attitudes towards Using CALL in Language Classrooms. Cumhuriyet Uluslararası Eğitim Dergisi, 9(1), 291-307. https://izlik.org/JA87BD66DZ

EFL Instructors’ Perceptions and Attitudes towards Using CALL in Language Classrooms

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