The impact of computer-based activities on Iranian high-school students' attitudes towards computer-assisted language learning

Abstract The aim of this study was to assess Iranian high-school students’ attitudes towards learning English as a foreign language in CALL environment before and after experiencing some computer-based activities. Forty-two Iranian high-school students took part in the study. They completed attitudes towards CALL (A-CALL) questionnaire prior to the experiment. Then they were asked to do some computer-based activities designed by the teacher for one lesson of their English book. At the end of the experiment, their attitudes towards CALL were reassessed using A-CALL questionnaire. The results revealed a significant difference between students’ attitudes before and after the experiment.

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