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- Title
I love Indonesia: Perceptions of Web-facilitated language learning among learners of English as a Foreign Language.
- Authors
Bashori, Muzakki
- Abstract
Integration of computers into Foreign Language (FL) learning has become the all-but-inevitable direction for the future, given the (a) considerable benefits this affords for students of English as a Foreign Language (EFL), (b) characteristics of today's learners as Generation Z (González-Lloret & Ortega, 2014), and (c) widespread use of the internet in the twenty-first century. This situation has spurred a transformation of Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL) into Web-Facilitated Language Learning (WFLL) as an alternative paradigm for EFL teachers and learners. Furthermore, Task-Based Language Teaching (TBLT) is likely to serve as a pedagogical framework in designing the web for the purpose of FL learning. The primary objectives of the present study were therefore to (a) develop a teacher-designed learning website, namely I Love Indonesia, and (b) gather information from high school learners of English in Indonesia with different attitudes towards CALL (positive/moderate/negative) in correlation with how they perceive WFLL (agree/disagree) and perform web-based activities. Descriptive Statistics, IF Function in Excel, Correlation Analysis, and Independent-samples T-test were employed in the study. Finally, the study findings demonstrate that (a) the majority of learners participating in the study have positive attitudes towards CALL, (b) all focused participants have positive perceptions of WFLL and (c) learners with positive attitudes are likely to have more positive perceptions (to agree) than moderate and negative attitude learners (ones who disagree) on the use of the website for language learning. In addition, the website seems to benefit EFL learners in some specific areas. Consideration should be given to working with a greater number of learners over a longer period of time when conducting further studies on the effectiveness of the website for EFL learners in order to be able to shed some light on the development of their language skills.
- Subjects
INDONESIA; ENGLISH as a foreign language; LIMITED English-proficient students; COMPUTER assisted language instruction; PROGRAMMING languages; WEB design
- Publication
Japan Association for Language Teaching Computer Assisted Language Learning Journal (JALT CALL Journal), 2018, Vol 14, Issue 2, p157
- ISSN
1832-4215
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.29140/jaltcall.v14n2.229