Language Learner Attitudes, Technology Attitudes, and Technology Prevalence at the Secondary Level

Autor/inn/en	Wesely, Pamela; Plummer, Elizabeth
Titel	Language Learner Attitudes, Technology Attitudes, and Technology Prevalence at the Secondary Level
Quelle	In: JALT CALL Journal, 17 (2021) 3, S.233-255 (23 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Wesely, Pamela) ORCID (Plummer, Elizabeth)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1832-4215
Schlagwörter	Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Computer Assisted Instruction; Spanish; French; German; Secondary School Students; Computer Use; Correlation; Student Attitudes; Self Esteem; Teaching Methods; Student Surveys; Educational Benefits + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Computer based training; Computerunterstützter Unterricht; Spanisch; Französisch; Deutscher; Sekundarschüler; Korrelation; Schülerverhalten; Self-esteem; Selbstaufmerksamkeit; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Schülerbefragung; Bildungsertrag
Abstract	This quantitative study explored how secondary world language (WL) learners' attitudes about computer-assisted language learning (CALL) were related to their attitudes and self-confidence about their language class and the prevalence of computer usage in their language classroom. Research has suggested positive correlations between these factors, but it has focused on learner attitudes about specific technological tools, not on CALL as an integral, regular, consistent component of the learning process. An 81-item online survey was administered to WL learners of Spanish, French, and German in 37 US secondary schools in one Midwestern state (N = 1031). The results indicated several strong positive correlations: (1) between learner attitudes about the use of technology in their language class and learner attitudes and self-confidence about their language class, and (2) between the prevalence of computer usage in their language classroom, learner attitudes and self-confidence about their language class, and learner attitudes about the use of technology in their language class. Additionally, even a once-a-week usage of computers correlated with more positive attitudes about language class. The study thus suggests that secondary WL learners experience CALL as an integral, normalized part of the language classroom, and that the attitudinal benefits of more computer usage can be leveraged to enhance all learning. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	JALT CALL SIG. 1-6-1 Nishiwaseda Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 169-8050, Japan. e-mail: journal!jaltcall.org; Web site: http://journal.jaltcall.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01