The potentiality of computer-assisted instruction towards ameliorating Iranian EFL learners' reading level.

The fundamental objective behind the present study is to demonstrate the visible effect of Computer-Assisted Instruction upon Iranian EFL learners' reading performance, and to see if it has any impact upon this skill in the Iranian EFLeducational settings. To this end, a sample of 50 male and female...

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Publicado en:Computers in Human Behavior Vol. 59; pp. 108 - 115
Autores principales: Yaghoobi, Mehdi, Razmjoo, Seyyed Ayatollah
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Elsevier B.V. Jun2016
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          Razmjoo, Seyyed Ayatollah
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          Department of English Language, Mariwan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Mariwan, Iran
          Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
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        Iran
        Clinical trials
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        English as a foreign language
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          Clinical trials
          Computer assisted instruction
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          Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
          Language Schools
          English as a foreign language
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        Computer-assisted instruction
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        Computer-assisted instruction
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        EFL learners
      ab: The fundamental objective behind the present study is to demonstrate the visible effect of Computer-Assisted Instruction upon Iranian EFL learners' reading performance, and to see if it has any impact upon this skill in the Iranian EFLeducational settings. To this end, a sample of 50 male and female EFL learners was drawn from an English language institute in Iran. After participating in a proficiency pretest, these participants were assigned into two experimental and control groups, 25 and 25, respectively. An independent sample t-test was administered to find out if there were salient differences between the findings of the two selected groups in their reading test. The key research question was to see providing learners with computer-assisted instruction during the processes of learning and instruction for learners would have an affirmative influence upon the improvement and development of their reading skill. The results pinpointed computer-assisted instruction users' performance was meaningfully higher than that of nonusers (DF = 48, P < 05). The consequences revealed that computer-assisted language learning and computer technology application have resulted in a greater promotion of students' reading improvement. In other words, computer-assisted instruction users outperformed the nonusers. The research, therefore, highlights the conclusion that EFL learners' use of computer-assisted instruction has the potential to promote more effective reading ability.
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