Learners' perceptions of using technology in the foreign language classroom: a case from China

The popularity of using information technology in class has consistently drawn a great deal of attention from researchers; however, few have focused on learners and explored this phenomenon from learners' points of view. This paper reports research which aimed to investigate university students...

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Published in:Journal of physics. Conference series 2019-02, Vol.1168 (3), p.32009
Main Author: Chen, Yi-Mei
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Colleges & universities
Electronic devices
Foreign languages
Multimedia
Qualitative analysis
Students
Technology utilization
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Summary:The popularity of using information technology in class has consistently drawn a great deal of attention from researchers; however, few have focused on learners and explored this phenomenon from learners' points of view. This paper reports research which aimed to investigate university students' perceptions of using technology in foreign language lessons. 289 Chinese tertiary students' views on using technology were collected through Padlet promptly after they had experienced the use of a series of technology tools in class, which ranged from multimedia to tools for communication with students' mobile devices. The data were mainly qualitative and analyzed with thematic coding analysis. The results indicate technology's numerous pedagogical benefits to these learners and the findings from this study could be of reference to teachers who wish to attempt technology-implemented classes.
ISSN:1742-6588
1742-6596
DOI:10.1088/1742-6596/1168/3/032009