The perceptions of Iranian EFL learners towards computer-assisted language learning

Computers have an important role in different aspects of today's life, one of which is education. Considering the increasing interest in learning English language in countries like Iran and the contribution of language institutes in this regard, the present study aimed at exploring theattitudes of Iranian EFL learners in language institutes towards the implementation of computer-assisted language learning (CALL). Moreover, it attempted to determine the effects of the participants’ age and gender on their views. To this end, an attitude towards CALL (A-CALL) questionnaire was administered to 200 EFL learners in three language institutes in Urmia, Iran. The results of the descriptive statistics indicated that the participants held neutral attitudes towards the application of CALL. Furthermore, using ANOVA and t-test, it was found that their views were not influenced by the above mentioned variables. These findings have implications for language institutes in Iran to integrate CALL into the design of EFL curriculum, so that the learners have more opportunities to get familiar with this technology.