University Student Access to and Use of Electronic Devices: A Latent English Language Learning Potential

Autor/in	Alfarwan, Salah
Titel	University Student Access to and Use of Electronic Devices: A Latent English Language Learning Potential
Quelle	In: Teaching English with Technology, 19 (2019) 1, S.102-117 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1642-1027
Schlagwörter	English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Information Technology; College Students; Business Administration Education; Majors (Students); Foreign Countries; College Faculty; Student Attitudes; Teacher Attitudes; Handheld Devices; Telecommunications; Computer Assisted Instruction; Laptop Computers; Television; Saudi Arabia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Informationstechnologie; Collegestudent; Ausland; Fakultät; Schülerverhalten; Lehrerverhalten; Telekommunikationstechnik; Computer based training; Computerunterstützter Unterricht; Laptop computer; Laptop; Computer; Digitalrechner; Fernsehen; Fernsehtechnik; Saudi-Arabien
Abstract	This study investigates the potential, in relation to learning and using English, which exists in the current access to and use of new technological devices by university students who are not native speakers of English. As an example case, the availability of a range of devices to 138 Saudi English and Business students at a Saudi university was ascertained through a survey, along with their current use both in general, and specifically involving English, both on and off campus. Students and teachers were also interviewed in order to illuminate the further enhancement of student use of their devices for English improvement. The findings indicate that a range of electronic devices, especially smart phones and laptops, are owned by, or to a lesser extent accessible in other ways to, students. English majors however far outstrip Business majors in access to and use of devices. A considerable proportion of use of devices, especially by English majors, is already English-related. On two measures, it is the smart phone which has the greatest potential for further exploitation in relation to English, followed by the laptop and tablet, and for English majors the TV. Based on teacher and student comments, recommendations are made for such English as a foreign language contexts as to how best to move forward to exploit this potential for both groups of students. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	IATEFL Poland Computer Special Interest Group / University of Nicosia / Maria Curie-Sklodowska University. Ul. J. Sowinskiego 17, 20-041 Lublin, Poland. Web site: http://tewtjournal.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01