ERIC Number: EJ1135906
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016
Pages: 14
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ISSN: EISSN-1642-1027
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Web-Based Language Learning Perception and Personality Characteristics of University Students
Mirzaee, Meisam; Gharibeh, Sajjad Gharibeh
Teaching English with Technology, v16 n2 p57-70 2016
The significance of learners' personality in language learning/teaching contexts has often been cited in literature but few studies have scrutinized the role it can play in technology-oriented language classes. In modern language teaching/learning contexts, personality differences are important and should be taken into account. This study determined university students' introvert/extrovert personality types and examined their perception/attitudes towards web-based language learning. The participants of the study who were selected through purposive sampling were 40 BA students of EFL, 22 female and 18 male. The participants attended blended classes that incorporated use of the Internet (Edublogs). Quantitative data were collected via the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire (EPQ) (1975) and two modified web-based language learning attitude/perception questionnaires (Gilmore, 1998; Slate, Manuel, & Brinson, 2002). Interviews were conducted to reveal insights concerning the advantages/disadvantages of integrating use of the Internet from the participants' perspectives. T-test analyses did not indicate significant differences in attitudes between extroverts and introverts. Qualitative results indicated most of the participants considered internal, external, and psychological factors associated with the Internet use to be motivating, exciting, and stimulating. The study has implications for teachers and practitioners, particularly in blended, language learning classrooms.
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language), College Students, Blended Learning, Internet, Extraversion Introversion, Personality Measures, Neurosis, Interviews, Questionnaires, Attitude Measures, Student Characteristics, Personality Traits, Foreign Countries, Qualitative Research
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
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Iran
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Eysenck Personality Inventory
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