LANGUAGE IN INDIA

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Volume 13:6 June 2013
ISSN 1930-2940

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A Study on Perceptions of EFL Teachers on
Efficacy of CALL in Pakistan

Mehnaz Tabassum, M.A. M.Phil Applied Linguistics
Sabahat Parveen, M.A. M.Ed. M.Phil. Ph.D. Research Scholar

Abstract

In this study, efficacy of CALL (Computer Assisted Language Learning) in Pakistan keeping in view the special role of teachers for CALL in their classrooms is investigated. A descriptive survey research was conducted with EFL teachers working at tertiary level in different colleges of Faisalabad. 30 English teachers both male and female were selected as the participants of this study. A questionnaire was given to know the perceptions of English teachers towards CALL as a tool for study and the problems they faced for CALL efficacy in their classrooms.

The results of this study revealed that teachers are having facilities of computer assisted learning at their homes and at a lesser scale in their respective institutions. They are interested in opting new methodologies in their classes and are interested in effective implementation of CALL in their classes if they are provided with the proper material for CALL.

Introduction

CALL is an approach to language teaching and learning in which computer technology is used as an aid to the presentation, reinforcement, and assessment of material to be learned, usually interactive element. In houses, workplaces and also in schools, electronic technology has started to be used widely (Bishop, 2003). A decade ago, the use of computers in the language classroom was of concern only to a small number of specialists. However, with the advent of multimedia computing and the Internet, the role of computers in language instruction has now become an important issue confronting large numbers of language teachers throughout the world.

In the last few years the number of teachers using computer assisted language learning (CALL) `have increased markedly and numerous articles have been written about the role of technology in education in the 21st century. Although the potential of the Internet for educational use has not been fully explored yet and the average institutions still makes limited use of computers, it is obvious that we have entered a new information age in which the links between technology and TEFL have already been established (Lee, 2000).

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Mehnaz Tabassum, M.A., M.Phil. Applied Linguistics
Government College University
Faisalabad
Pakistan
jugnookhan410@gmail.com

Sabahat Parveen, M.A., M.Ed. M.Phil., Ph.D. Applied Linguistics (Research Scholar)
University of Education
Lahore
Pakistan
sabahatmushtaq@hotmail.com
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