An Investigation into Saudi Students' Knowledge of and Attitudes towards E-Resources on BBC Learning English

Autor/in	Alzahrani, Khalid Saleh
Titel	An Investigation into Saudi Students' Knowledge of and Attitudes towards E-Resources on BBC Learning English
Quelle	In: English Language Teaching, 10 (2017) 9, S.108-130 (23 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1916-4742
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Knowledge Level; Student Attitudes; English (Second Language); Second Language Instruction; Educational Technology; Technology Uses in Education; Questionnaires; Age Differences; Gender Differences; Statistical Analysis; Correlation; College Students; Likert Scales; Hypothesis Testing; Saudi Arabia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Wissensbasis; Schülerverhalten; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Unterrichtsmedien; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Fragebogen; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Geschlechterkonflikt; Statistische Analyse; Korrelation; Collegestudent; Likert-Skala; Hypothesenprüfung; Hypothesentest; Saudi-Arabien
Abstract	The BBC Learning English website has become an important method of learning and studying English as a second language, a resource that enhances the importance of e-learning. The aim of the current research is to find Saudi students' knowledge of and attitude towards e-resources on BBC Learning English. The sample size was 28 participants (17 male and 11 female participants). The knowledge and attitude were assessed based on scales (from a questionnaire) and their outcomes were correlated with each other; the effect of gender, age and reason for learning were also assessed in relation to the knowledge and attitude variables. Using appropriate statistical tests it was found that there is a significant positive relationship between the knowledge of e-resources and the attitude towards them on BBC Learning English. Gender was not found to have an effect on the attitude scale; however age appeared to have a significant effect on the knowledge variable. The reason for learning English was not found to have an effect on the knowledge of e-resources. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01