Motivational Attitudes of ELT Students towards Using Computers for Writing and Communication

Autor/in	Karakas, Ali
Titel	Motivational Attitudes of ELT Students towards Using Computers for Writing and Communication
Quelle	In: Teaching English with Technology, 11 (2011) 3, S. 37-53Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1642-1027
Schlagwörter	Forschungsbericht; Test; Fragebogen; Student Attitudes; Student Motivation; Computer Uses in Education; Educational Technology; Writing (Composition); English (Second Language); College Students; Questionnaires; Statistical Analysis; Computer Mediated Communication; Learning Strategies; Student Empowerment; Gender Differences; Ownership; Foreign Countries; Multivariate Analysis; Turkey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schülerverhalten; Schulische Motivation; Computernutzung; Unterrichtsmedien; Schreibübung; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Collegestudent; Fragebogen; Statistische Analyse; Computerkonferenz; Learning methode; Learning techniques; Lernmethode; Lernstrategie; Studienberechtigung; Geschlechterkonflikt; Eigentum; Ausland; Multivariate Analyse; Türkei
Abstract	This article will provide an overview of whether students have positive motivational attitudes towards the use of computers for writing and communication. Firstly, it summarizes the basic theories of motivation and then explains the relationship between language and motivation, and the use of computers and motivation. Then, it aims to explore the aspects of computer use that students find motivating and investigates the differences among these aspects for students having different backgrounds in terms of computer skills. 45 first grade ELT students of Mehmet Akif Ersoy University participated in the study. The data was collected through a questionnaire adapted from Warschauer (1996). The obtained data were analyzed by descriptive statistics, t-tests, Manova and Anova on SPSS. The findings indicated that participants mainly made use of computers for communication, learning, achievement and empowerment. Plus, their personal aspects, except for computer knowledge, related to computers, did not significantly affect the participants' motivational attitudes towards the use of computers. There were not even significant differences between male and female participants in terms of being motivated to use computers and computer facilities for communication and writing. Finally, having or not having a computer at home was not a decisive factor influencing motivational attitudes of participants. (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
Begutachtung	Peer reviewed
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01