Perceptions and Attitudes towards Integrating Internet in EFL Instruction in Iran

• Published in: Journal of Modern Research in English Language Studies
• Main Authors: Rana Najjari, Gholam-Reza Abbasian
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Imam Khomeini International University, Qazvin, 2016-01-01
• Subjects: attitudes; English as a foreign language (EFL); the internet; perceptions
• Online Access: http://jmrels.journals.ikiu.ac.ir/article_808_d29e1589a81c1315d0d8f55fbade818c.pdf

This study investigated Iranian EFL teachers’ and learners’ perceptions and attitudes towards integrating Internet in EFL instruction; and the congruence of their attitudes and perceptions. As a mixed-method research, the data was collected both through questionnaires and interviews. Chi-square test was run for quantitative data and the qualitative data were transcribed, coded and thematized. The findings gathered from both qualitative and quantitative methods showed that both teachers and learners had positive perceptions and attitudes towards integrating Internet in EFL instruction and indicated that the factors like lack of facilities and hardware equipment limit Internet integration in Iranian setting. Moreover, the groups indicated that using Internet in EFL instruction and teaching process could be facilitative because of more accessibility to authentic sources, possibility of teacher-student interaction out of the educational environment and improvement of acquiring English learning skills in a faster and efficient way.