Numerous studies have discussed gender differences in technology education, and have demonstrated that
male students have more confidence in using technology than do female students. Female students’ lack of
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the integration of technology in English as a foreign language has investigated gender differences and the
level of confidence of students in using technology in the classroom. This study aims to investigate the
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perceptions about the use of computer technology. For this purpose, students enrolled in a conventional
class of second year license degree in Applied Foreign Languages were interviewed and answered a
questionnaire. The results of this study show that female students are highly likely to gain more confidence
when given activities that match their learning interests.
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NATIONAL FORUM JOURNALS are a group of national refereed, juried, peer-reviewed, blind-reviewed professional periodicals. Any article published shall earned five affirmative votes from members of our National Board of Invited Distinguished Jurors and must be recommended for national publication by members of the National Policy Board representing all National FORUM Journals. Journal issues are distributed both nationally and world-wide.
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learning improve educational outcomes. This study aims to question the feasibility of replicating their
research methodology in Taiwanese classrooms. For this purpose, two conventional classes of second year
license degree in Applied Foreign Languages were the respondents. The students’ attitudes were observed
and their participation was examined through an interview that revealed the perceptions of their learning
experiences. The results of this study show that students, when allowed to use their cell phones according to
their own needs in a collaborative learning, become more interested in their learning and can improve their
English efficiency more than students in the conventional classroom. It is thus recommended that highly
advanced technology be integrated with more flexibility to match students’ learning needs and motivations.
Intercultural Understanding in the New Mobile Learning EnvironmentCITE
CHUN, Daniel J Y (CSALT - Faculty of Social Science, Lancaster University)
http://citers2013.cite.hku.hk/en/paper_611.htm
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Founded 1982
NATIONAL FORUM JOURNALS are a group of national refereed, juried, peer-reviewed, blind-reviewed professional periodicals. Any article published shall earned five affirmative votes from members of our National Board of Invited Distinguished Jurors and must be recommended for national publication by members of the National Policy Board representing all National FORUM Journals. Journal issues are distributed both nationally and world-wide.
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Founded in 1982, National FORUM Journals has published the scholarly contributions of over 5,200 professors with over 2,000 articles indexed. Our journals are indexed with many global agencies including Cabell’s Directories, ERIC, EBSCO, SWETS International, Library of Congress National Serials Data Program, and the Copyright Clearance Center, Danvers, Massachusetts.
Global Website: www.nationalforum.com
STUDENT’S ATTITUDES TOWARD INTEGRATING MOBILE TECHNOLOGY INTO TRANSLATION ACT...IJITE
Previous research shows that the integration of mobile phones in the classroom is challenging, but numerous studies have also demonstrated that wireless networks and mobile tools to support collaborative learning improve educational outcomes. This study aims to question the feasibility of replicating their research methodology in Taiwanese classrooms. For this purpose, two conventional classes of second year license degree in Applied Foreign Languages were the respondents. The students’ attitudes were observed and their participation was examined through an interview that revealed the perceptions of their learning experiences. The results of this study show that students, when allowed to use their cell phones according to their own needs in a collaborative learning, become more interested in their learning and can improve their English efficiency more than students in the conventional classroom. It is thus recommended that highly advanced technology be integrated with more flexibility to match students’ learning needs and motivations.
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Previous research shows that the integration of mobile phones in the classroom is challenging, but
numerous studies have also demonstrated that wireless networks and mobile tools to support collaborative
learning improve educational outcomes. This study aims to question the feasibility of replicating their
research methodology in Taiwanese classrooms. For this purpose, two conventional classes of second year
license degree in Applied Foreign Languages were the respondents. The students’ attitudes were observed
and their participation was examined through an interview that revealed the perceptions of their learning
experiences. The results of this study show that students, when allowed to use their cell phones according to
their own needs in a collaborative learning, become more interested in their learning and can improve their
English efficiency more than students in the conventional classroom. It is thus recommended that highly
advanced technology be integrated with more flexibility to match students’ learning needs and motivations.
Internet and Higher Education 7 (2004) 59–70Improving online.docxmariuse18nolet
Internet and Higher Education 7 (2004) 59–70
Improving online learning: Student perceptions of useful
and challenging characteristics
Liyan Song*, Ernise S. Singleton, Janette R. Hill, Myung Hwa Koh
University of Georgia, 604 Aderhold Hall, Athens, GA 30602, USA
Received 4 September 2003; received in revised form 3 November 2003; accepted 4 November 2003
Abstract
Online courses and programs continue to grow in higher education settings. Students are increasingly
demanding online access, and universities and colleges are working to meet the demands. Yet many questions
remain re: the viability and veracity of online learning, particularly from the learner perspective. The purpose of
this study was to gain insights into learners’ perceptions of online learning. Seventy-six (76) graduate students
were surveyed to identify helpful components and perceived challenges based on their online learning experiences.
Results of the study indicated that most learners agreed that course design, learner motivation, time management,
and comfortableness with online technologies impact the success of an online learning experience. Participants
indicated that technical problems, a perceived lack of sense of community, time constraints, and the difficulty in
understanding the objectives of the online courses as challenges. Suggestions for addressing the challenges are
provided.
D 2004 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Keywords: Student perceptions; Online learning; Implication strategies
1. Introduction
What makes a learner successful in an online environment? What creates barriers or challenges?
Answers to these questions, among others, gain increasing importance as Internet technologies become
more readily available and accessible, in formal and informal contexts (Hofmann, 2002). By the year
1997, there were more than 762 institutions in the United States alone that offered courses at a distance
(Gubernick and Ebeling, 1997, as cited in Cereijo, Young, & Wilhelm, 1999). The Making the Virtual
1096-7516/$ - see front matter D 2004 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
doi:10.1016/j.iheduc.2003.11.003
* Corresponding author. Tel.: +1-706-542-3810; fax: +1-706-542-4032.
E-mail address: [email protected] (L. Song).
L. Song et al. / Internet and Higher Education 7 (2004) 59–7060
Classroom a Reality (MVCR) online program at the University of Illinois alone had admitted over
1000 individuals from various states and foreign countries by December 2002 (Santovec, 2003). Some
of the top institutions in the United States (e.g., MIT, Indiana University, Pennsylvania State
University) are offering entire degree programs on line, ranging from business to education, criminal
justice to nursing.
In addition to programs and courses, most universities now require access to basic course information
on line (Leonard & Guha, 2001). This includes information such as the syllabus, resource lists, and
office hours for the instructor. At University of Ca.
This study explored the main barriers to effective integration of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in Harare Secondary School Education. Data were collected using close ended questionnaires. Participatory research was also carried out to familiarize with the changes happening in secondary schools with respect to integration of ICT in education and to find out the challenges being faced. Data were analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Scientists (SPSS). The results showed that although teachers are aware of the benefits of using ICTs in education there was still limited use of this pedagogy in classrooms as teachers were facing a number of challenges which acted as barriers to the successful implementation of ICT in education. These include lack of a clear sense of direction on how to use ICT to enhance the learning of students, inadequate resources and support as well as lack of the required technological skills among the teachers. The study recommends that effective planning to counter these barriers before implementation would greatly increase the effectiveness of ICT integration in secondary schools.
THE ATTIDUDES OF ELT STUDENTS TOWARDS THE INTERNETIN DOING THEIR HOMEWORKMxioMel Alt Alv
Educational technology has been gaining importance in English language teaching since with the help of technological tools teaching and learning became more effective.
Team Teaching Strategy and Students' Interest in Basic Science in Anambra Stateijtsrd
The study investigated the effect of team teaching strategy on students' interest in Basic Science and Technology in Junior Secondary Schools in Anambra State. The quasi experimental design was adopted. The sample consisted of 150 JSS II students from four co educational Schools in Aguata Education Zone of Anambra State Nigeria. The experimental group comprised 76 students made up of 39 boys and 37 girls, while 74 students were used as control comprising 36 boys and 38 girls. The instruments for data collection was Basic Science and Technology interest Scale BSTIS with reliability coefficient of 0.98. Data obtained were analyzed using mean and standard deviation for research questions and analysis of covariance ANCOVA for the hypotheses. The results from the study showed a significant difference in interest scores of students exposed to Basic Science and Technology using team teaching strategy and their counterparts exposed to Basic Science and Technology using conventional teaching strategy. It also revealed gender has significant difference in interest of students exposed to Basic Science and Technology using team teaching strategy in favour of boys. The combined effect of exposing students to team teaching strategy and their gender significantly affected their interest in Basic Science and technology. On the premise of the findings, the study posit that team teaching Strategy has been very effective in teaching and learning of Basic Science and Technology in the classrooms. Thus, teachers are enjoined to use of team teaching strategy to enhance students' interest in the classrooms as well as improve teachers' classroom productivity. Okechukwu, Obiebere Rita | Prof. (Rev Sr) Felicia Opara "Team Teaching Strategy and Students' Interest in Basic Science in Anambra State" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-5 | Issue-6 , October 2021, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd47542.pdf Paper URL : https://www.ijtsrd.com/humanities-and-the-arts/education/47542/team-teaching-strategy-and-students'-interest-in-basic-science-in-anambra-state/okechukwu-obiebere-rita
The Advantages ofUsilng Technology inSecond Lanlguage E.docxmehek4
The Advantages of
Usilng Technology 'in
Second Lanlguage Educat'ion
Techwnology lntegrat'lon 'in Foreilgn ILanguage
to a Cownstructmovist Learn'lng Approach
BY Li WANG
UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA
38 T.H.E. Journal I www.thejournal.com I May 2005
ith the advent of networked comrputers and lnte:rnet technology,
computer-based instruction has been widely used in language class-
rooms throughout the United States. Computer technologies have
dramatically changed the way people gather information, conduct research
and communicate with others worldwide. Considering the tremendous startupyV
expenses, copyright issues, objectionable materials and other potential dis-
advantages of technology, much research has been conducted regarding: the
effectiveness of, and better strategies for, technology integration.Taking the
characteristics of language learning into account, 'this article helps answer two
important questions: Do we need technology in language classrooms? And
what kinds of services do comp:uter technologies provide for :these classroomrs?
Background Studies
Web-based writing instruction has proved to be an impor-
tant factor in enhancing the writing quality of low-ability
English as a foreign language (EFL) students. In a study
designed to examine the effectiveness of Web-based instruction
in the writing of freshman EFL students, Al-Jarf (2004) found
that the use of Web-based lessons as a supplement to tradi-
tional in-class writing instruction was significantly more effec-
tive than teaching which depended on the textbook alone. The
experimental group of students received online instruction in
which they posted their own threads, short paragraphs, stories
and poems on a discussion board. They also located informa-
tion from the Internet, as well as wrote paragraphs and checked
their own spelling using Microsoft Word.
In another study, Hertel (2003) describes an intercultural
e-mail exchange at the college level where U.S. students in a
beginning Spanish class and Mexican students in an interme-
diate English as a Second Language class corresponded weekly
for one semester. Survey results revealed this student-cen-
tered endeavor had the potential to
change cultural attitudes, increase _
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cultures, foster language acquisition, al anguag
as well as boost student interest and active, aur
motivation in language and cultural ronmenti
studies.
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college-level language programs.
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students, accessing a placement test at their convenience with-
out making an extra summer trip to campus was seen as an
incredible time-saver. At the same time, havin ...
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PROMOTING FEMALE STUDENTS’INTERESTS IN STUDYING WITH EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY
1. International Journal on Integrating Technology in Education (IJITE) Vol.5,No.2, June 2016
DOI :10.5121/ijite.2016.5202 19
PROMOTING FEMALE STUDENTS’ INTERESTS IN
STUDYING WITH EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY
David Blasco
Department of Education, National Chung Cheng University, Jia Yi, Taiwan
ABSTRACT
Numerous studies have discussed gender differences in technology education, and have demonstrated that
male students have more confidence in using technology than do female students. Female students’ lack of
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when given activities that match their learning interests.
KEYWORDS
Computer, technology, education, gender, foreign applied languages
1.INTRODUCTION
According to Wikipedia (2016) [1], the term “Educational Technology” is defined by
the Association for Educational Communications and Technology as "the study and ethical
practice of facilitating learning and improving performance by creating, using, and managing
appropriate technological processes and resources." Educational technology refers to the use of
both physical hardware and educational theoretics. It encompasses several domains,
including learning theory, computer-based training, online learning, and, where mobile
technologies are used, m-learning.
Although Gender differences are discussed in numerous studies, and that they are all unanimous
regarding the questions of gender stereotypes (Yau & Cheng , 2012, p. 2) [2] patriarchy (Zuga,
1999, p. 58; Pujol & Montenegro, 2013, p. 178) [3] [4] and gender discrimination (Wang, 2012, p.
3) [5] in technology education, the researcher has found no study regarding the gender gap and
differences in educational technology, more particularly in the domain of Applied foreign
languages and the use of educational technology.
One English class mostly composed of female students, is studying English translation at
National Taipei University of Business. Female students have shown little interest in using the
available technology in the classroom, and male students tend to be extremely passive. Hence,
this descriptive research aims to find out if there are gender gaps and stereotypes between male
and female students. As students can participate more in the language learning with multimedia
language teaching by improving their motivation and learning interest (Shyamlee & Phil, 2012, p.
155) [6], it seems relevant to study how these students can be motivated to contribute more to
class learning.
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According to Altun (2015, p.1) [7], students learning a foreign language strongly believe that
technology-based instruction should be implemented in language learning process, and concludes
that technology-based instruction leads to accomplishment. Nevertheless, gender differences have
not been mentioned in the literature regarding the learning of applied foreign languages, and the
researcher of this study is curious to find out if similar gender differences that female students
experience in technology education exist in the learning of applied foreign languages with the use
of educational technology.
The paper is organized into the following sections. Section 2 presents the literature review on the
subject. Section 3 presents the methodology used for conducting this study. Section 4 presents the
results of the study regarding the differences of male and female students’ use of technology in
applied foreign language studies, followed by a discussion and conclusion in section 5.
2.LITERATURE REVIEW
According to Wajcman (2007, p. 295) [8], the literature on gender and technology has grown to
become a broad and diverse field. Today, new opportunities are available to investigate how
different groups of women users comprehend ICTs in different real-world locations. Thus, the use
of technology should be considered more importance in discussions of gender relations (Pujol &
Montenegro, 2013, p. 175) [4].
Technologies have always had a masculine image value with masculine connotations (Wajcman,
2007, p. 289) [8], and although the internet has been widely used by women, others have ignored
it and labeled it as “another toy for the boy” (Faulkner, 2001, p. 80) [9] because they have been
led to believe that only men are born to use technology (Wang, 2012, p. 4) [5]. The reason for this
is that, according to Wang (2012, p. 3) [5], females have had to face a patriarchic society. Females
have yielded to the masculine authority by giving up their gender identity (Wajcman, 2007, p. 289)
[8] because they are not only challenged by their peers’ criticisms, but also by the discrimination
of their teachers who think of them as sexy and not intelligent enough (Wang, 2012, p. 3) [5].
Engineers usually take pleasure in technology as they identify themselves with it and take pride in
their technological competence, which are all crucial elements in the individual identities and
shared culture engineers (Faulkner, 2001, p. 88) [9]. Boys have more positive feelings about
computers than girls, and they like computers and are more interested in them (Sanders, 2005,
p.10) [10]. They also not hesitate to compete with their female peers to insure better chances of
academic success; as Acker’s (1993, p. 259) [11] female participants revealed in his study “when
it comes to computers, boys are like sharks”. Another reason is highly likely to be that students
are not motivated if they do not have sufficient confidence in using technology for learning.
Technology may cause students to fear the topic, skill, or situation because they have negative or
inadequate experience in using technology for learning previously (Yau & Cheng, 2012, p. 2) [2].
Fortunately, digital technologies have brought a new relationship between women and machines.
Women, rather than men are uniquely suited to life in the digital age (Wajcman, 2007, p. 291) [8].
Today, men and women use technology in a much contrasted manner as our society is moving
toward a “digital society” (Pujol & Montenegro, 2013, p. 178) [4]. Sanders (2005, p.10) [10]
noted that although boys have more confidence and positive feelings about computers than girls,
some statistics found that males and females’ confidence in computer ability was equal, but
females tend to underestimate their technology skills.
As Cynthia Cockburn (cited in Faulkner, 2001, p. 90) [9] once argued, technology itself cannot be
fully understood without reference to gender, so one cannot understand gender without reference
to technology. Therefore, while men have an instrumental use of the internet, women use it for
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training, communication, and care-giving (Pujol & Montenegro, 2013, p. 175) [4]. Weber &
Custer (2005, p. 55) [12] found that boys were interested in how things work, and girls prefer
more socially relevant topics such as the environment, people and the application of this
knowledge to social conditions. Thus, the disproportionate lack of involvement and participation
of females has been attributed to curriculum content that is biased towards males’ interests.
Numerous feminists believe that women function in different ways than men and that their ways
of knowing have much to offer in the reconstruction of theory (Zuga, 1999, p. 4) [3]. More
specifically, cultural feminists argument is that there are differences in the way women experience
and therefore think about the world. For example, female enjoy working on design activities
including a focus on problem-solving or socially relevant issues. Females are more interested in
activities that support and facilitate communication, and inter-personal interaction, which has
been neglected by the literature (Wajcman, 2000, p. 447) [13].
Males are more interested in technology-related topics such as building activities involving
machinery and tools (Weber & Custer, 2005, p. 60) [12]. Weber & Custer (2005, p. 66) [12] also
added that female interest increases if computer is used as a tool to create something like a
multimedia presentation, but not if the focus is on learning how to program computers. As Bray
(2007, p.38) [14] noted, women may have to use machines in the workplace or in the home, but
they neither love nor seek to understand them: they are considered passive beneficiaries of the
inventive flame.
Numerous research has been undertaken to care about gender gaps and differences in the field of
science technology. Nevertheless, male and female students’ differences studying in applied
foreign languages have been overlooked in the literature by being put in mixed gender groups.
Adair-Hauk and Colleagues (1999, p. 280) [15] reported the findings of their research regarding
the integration of technology-enhanced language learning (TELL), in a college level French
course. 33 students studying in different majors participated in the study. 17 students were placed
in the treatment group, and 16 students were placed in the control group in a way that both groups
did not have significant differences in age, sex, point average and year in college.
Adair-Hauk and Colleagues found that 14 of the students in the treatment group had met their
learning goals, two almost had, and one did not. In the control group, 11 of 15 students had made
clear progress, four had made some progress, but not as much they expected. The treatment group
performed as well as the control group in listening, but outperformed the control group in reading
and writing. According to Adair-Hauk and Colleagues, studies of motivation and attitude toward
writing have produced more positive results. Computer composing reduced blocking problems
and improved the students’ overall attitude toward writing in English. They also reported that the
multimedia activities of the TELL challenged the students to take greater responsibility in
working harder to learn French successfully.
Quite similar to Adair-Hauk and Colleagues’ study, Yang & Chen (2007, p. 860) [16] investigated
their participants’ views on the integration of internet tools in language learning activities. 44
10th
–grade male students and their teacher, from a single boy’s senior high school, joined a
technology-enhanced language learning (TELL) project in Taiwan, known as “Advanced Joint
English Teaching” (AJET). As the students participated in six internet activities such as e-mailing,
English home-page design and video conferencing, they reported that enjoyed learning English
this way but had differing opinions regarding its benefits. Learning English is an attempt to
communicate with people in a new language (Yang & Chen, 2007, p. 861) [16], but the
Taiwanese language environment does not offer this chance. Thus, it has become important to
include the internet in the teaching methodology to help ESL students be in contact with
foreigners.
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In agreement with Asied & Pathan (2013, p. 65) [17], researchers, have reported that students’
writing skills can be improved via networked computers. Yang & Chen’s (2007, p. 860) [16]
reported in their study that students showed notable learning achievements when they used the
internet during learning activities on their personal web pages Yang & Chen’s (2007, p. 867) [16].
The designs of students web pages a great variety of imagination, used various solving-problem
skills to analyze and synthesize the data they collected from the internet.
In another study, Asied & Pathan (2013, p. 61) [17] stated that technology has become
inseparable part of today’s world and this is also true with the field of foreign language
instruction. Therefore, they wanted to investigate the advantages of computer technology in
English as a Foreign Language (EFL) and its implications in foreign language situations like
Lybia. The use of computer technology in EFL classrooms is interesting for developing EFL
learners’ listening comprehension skills, speaking skills and reading comprehension skills.
Regarding the students’ writing skills, the computer technology is one of the most effective tools
to teach writing Asied & Pathan (2013, p. 65) [17]. Cunningham’s (2000, cited in Asied & Pathan,
2013, p. 65) [17] report on his teaching methods revealed that his students thought that their
writing class was more industrious when he used word processing software with his students.
Students were more motivated to learn the subject because it brings more challenging tasks in the
target language in a real, authentic situation.
As a logical sequence, Iacob’s (2009, p. 141) [18] study can be taken into account because it
aimed to evaluate the efficiency of the computer assisted English classes and to emphasize the
necessity of developing sound methodological strategies adjusted to the technology. The use of
technology leads to greater success, as students use more visuals and make use of their listening
skills, they become more involved in class (Iacob, 2009, p. 142) [18]. In agreement with Asied &
Pathan (2013, p. 65) [17], Iacob stated that technology helps students improving their listening
and reading skills, but reported that computers cannot easily assess speaking and writing skills
due to limitations of controlled speaking and writing practice. In accordance with Yang & Chen
(2007, p. 861; Byfield and colleagues, 2016, p. 42) [16] [19], the benefits and advantages of
technology is that it provides students with a more interesting and challenging learner-centered
explorative approach.
By contrast, Shyamlee & Phil (2012, p. 151) [6], stated that technology is not only used to
improve both visual and auditory senses of students, but also help students gain more confidence
and self-esteem in the world of media technology because it plays a positive role in promoting
learning activities and communications skills such as spoken English, reading, listening and
interpreting, which is in line with Byfield and colleagues (2016, p. 39) [19] who wrote that
previous has confirmed that the impact of technology on English learners’ literacy development..
Students can focus more on their learning tasks; they feel that their teachers are not systematically
evaluating their progress.
Finally, technology has become an integral part of all educational systems worldwide, and the
presence of information technology in English language teaching has become inevitable. Because
technology has brought changes in the school for teachers and students alike, Al-Mohannadi &
Derbel (2014, p. 182) [20], have conducted a study consisting of 60 students enrolled in one
higher education institution and grouped them into two groups; a technology group (N = 60) and
a non-technology group (N = 60). Their participants were students in both groups were selected
from different classes and were English majors planning to teach English after graduation.
Al-Mohannadi & Derbel wanted to investigate the impact of integrating information technology
in ELT on EFL learners’ motivation and interest. Their results (2014, p. 184) [20] show that
participants in both groups shared positive perceptions toward information technology and its
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embedding within language teaching. Participants in both groups had high levels of interest. By
contrast, results of the motivation component are shown in a different light. Participants from the
technology group reported higher motivational levels compared to the non-technology group. 90
per cent of the students from the technology group brought to the attention of the researchers that
they had already attended an IT English language teaching class; the remaining students were not
as much motivated. In the non-technological group, participants revealed surprising details. 79
per cent of the participants reported that their EFL class was not successful in motivating them to
study at all; 16 per cent of the students were just not motivated, and only 5 per cent thought the
class was motivating. The difference of motivation between the technological group and the
non-technological group is important to be taken into consideration.
2.1.Conclusion of the literature
Previous research in Science technology has shown that male students feel more confident than
female students in their use of technology. By contrast, even though female students enjoy
educational science curriculum, they feel apprehensive in using technology because they have
suffered discrimination due to sexism from their male counterparts. Unlike the abundant research
in Science Technology on gender, the literature in the domain of Applied Linguistics shows that
no previous investigations have investigated gender issues. Therefore, little is known if the lack
of motivation experienced by male and female students to participate in computer class activities
is due to sexism or the class curriculum.
Because male and female students enrolled in an English translation class in the Department of
Applied foreign languages in National Taipei college of Business seem reluctant to use computer
technology, this research aims to find out the students’ insights of using technology in the
classroom, and to bring a discussion on a suitable learning content promoting female students
interests in computer technology, which in turn could encourage male students’ participation. To
accomplish this goal, the following research questions will be addressed:
1. Are male and female students enrolled in Applied Foreign Languages equal in their use of
educational technology?
2. Is female’s lack of motivation of using technology due to curriculum or sexism?
3. What are the perceptions of male and female use of technology?
3.METHODOLOGY
3.1.Context and Participants
The research was conducted at the public university of National Taipei University of Business,
located in Taipei city, Taiwan. The samples were taken from 48 students; they were attending 影
視翻譯 (Film Translation) course. Students in class 二技夜外語二甲 (= 18 males and 30
females) were in the fourth semester. Their age ranged from 20 to 40 years old.
3.2.Procedure
The survey took place In April 7, 2016, and lasted for two weeks. This study used the Murphy,
Coover, & Owen’s (1989, p. 68) [21] Computer Self-Efficacy Scale (CSES). The Likert-scale
items ranged from “1” (Strongly Disagree) to “5” (Strongly Agree). A higher score on an item
indicated a greater degree of confidence in that element of the basic skill set assessed by the scale.
The validity of the question items was thus already validated and its reliability was already
established. The following week, 6 students (three males and three females) volunteered to
answer an interview. The interview questions were based on Honeck’ s (2013) [22] questionnaire
model on students’ English writing skills perceptions and their level of English of academic tests.
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The interviews were conducted with the students according to Mack & others’ (2005, p.31) [23]
logistics of interviewing, which include the responsibility of the interviewer to prepare for the
interview, to interview the participants thoroughly, and to document the interview. In addition,
Strauss & Corbin’s (2015, p.239) [24] provided more detailed information on documenting the
interview such as taking backup notes, expanding notes as soon as possible after the interview,
and making an analysis of interview with memos. Moreover, Strauss & Corbin’s Axial coding
was useful in creating in categories and concepts to better describe and interpret the interviewees’
comments.
Finally, the participant observations were conducted according to Mack & others’ (2005, p.13)
[23] logistics of observations, which include an overview of Participant Observation, ethical
guidelines, logistics of participant observation, and how to be an effective participant observer.
4.RESULTS
4.1.Results of the questionnaire
All the students enrolled in the “English Translation” class, responded to the questionnaire. Table
1, shows the results of the independent T-test regarding the differences in gender’s use of
computers. As can be seen, most of the students have equal abilities in using computers, and none
of the items of the questionnaire differ significantly.
Table 1. T-tests of male and female students using computers
(*) significant at p-value <0.05, and (**) insignificant at p-value >0.05
Manage files on computers – included the items “enter and save data into a file, view a data file
on monitor screen, copy an individual file, get rid of files, delete information on data file,
organize and manage files, handle a floppy disk correctly, and copy a disk”. From table 1 above,
it can be seen that the outcome of this analysis for this sub-characteristic regarding the
management of files on computers is not consistent. The Pearson Correlation Coefficient test is
positive (0.35) at P-Value >0.05; therefore, there is no significant difference between male and
female students.
Use of software on computers – included the items “store software correctly, exit from a program
software, getting a software running, understand terms of software, understand
input/process/output, writing simple software programs, and use a variety of programs”. From
table 1 above, it can be seen that the outcome of this analysis for this sub-characteristic regarding
the use of software on computers is not consistent. The Pearson Correlation Coefficient test is
positive (0.22) at P-Value >0.05; therefore, there is no significant difference between male and
female students.
I am confident to… Male Students Female Students
N Mean SD N Mean SD t p-value
Manage files on
computers
18 5.86 1.38 30 7.01 1.28 -0.86 0.35**
use of software on
computers
18 3.55 0.83 30 3.8 0.69 1.22 0.22**
Use of hardware on
computers
18 3.95 0.93 30 6.42 1.17 -0.52 0.6**
work on a computer
network or system
18 3.51 0.82 30 5.17 0.94 1.26 0.26**
deal with computer
problems
18 2 0.47 30 3.69 0.67 1.93 0.05**
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Use of hardware on computers – included the items “make selections on screen menu, use
computer to write a letter or essay, work on a personal computer, analyze number data, learn
advance skill in program, understand terms of hardware, describe functions of hardware, move
cursor on monitor screen, and use a printer to make a hard copy”. From table 1 above, it can be
seen that the outcome of this analysis for this sub-characteristic regarding the use of hardware on
computers is not consistent. The Pearson Correlation Coefficient test is positive (0.60) at P-Value
>0.05; therefore, there is no significant difference between male and female students.
Work on a computer network or system – included the items “log onto a computer system, log off
a computer system, log on a computer network, log off a computer network, working on a
mainframe computer, and working on a computer network”. From table 1 above, it can be seen
that the outcome of this analysis for this sub-characteristic regarding the use of computer
networks and systems is not consistent. The Pearson Correlation Coefficient test is positive (0.26)
at P-Value >0.05; therefore, there is no significant difference between male and female students.
Deal with computer problems – included the items “use the user's guide when needed, get help
for problems in computer, troubleshoot computer problems explain why a program will not run”.
From table 1 above, it can be seen that the outcome of this analysis for this sub-characteristic
regarding the dealing with computer problems is not consistent. The Pearson Correlation
Coefficient test is positive (0.26) at P-Value >0.05; therefore, there is no significant difference
between male and female students.
4.2.Results of the interviews
In total, 7 students were randomly selected and were willing to participate to the interview
process after they completed their mid-term exam on week 9. Table 2 presents the profile of the
interviewees. In this Table, F refers to female interviewees while M refers to male participants.
Table 2. Profile of the interviewees
Interviewee 1 2 3 4 5 6
Gender M F M M F F
After the questionnaire was completed, the researcher invited the new class to respond to an
interview. The participants (= 3 males and 3 females) responded voluntarily to the interviews.
Because they were night time students, they had little extra time to spare to retrospect on their
learning experiences. Nevertheless, the researcher used Strauss & Corbin’s (2015) [24] Grounded
theory to categorize the interviewees’ answer into concepts. The interview included 8 items which
addressed their English writing skills and their computer use when writing in English.
For the first item, How do you feel about writing in English? And what is your experience?, the
raw data was developed under the concept of “writing for pleasure”. Female students responded
that they have some experience at writing, while male students do not. For example, participant 2
is used writing emails and letters at work, participant 5 may writes letters in English sometimes
and participant 6 is used to write a diary to express her feelings, and happy events of the day. By
contrast, male student 4 said that although he has and advanced level in English because he
passed the TOIEC test, his writing skills are poor because he is not a good speller; the two other
male interviewees 1 and 3, said that they only write in English for completing homework and
practicing for English exams.
The second item, What is your English level?, included a raw data very similar for all the
participants which was categorized under the concept of “Impact of learning English”. Participant
2 and 4 are confident that they have a high level of fluency and feel confident in their ability to
communicate fluently, while student 5 believed her fluency is limited as she only has reached an
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intermediate level. The three other interviewees said that they are at a beginner level and do not
feel very confident with their English writing.
The third item, Do you often use Chinese to type on the computer?, was coded as “the computer”.
Although students revealed that that they are used to type emails in Chinese, participant 3
reported that he may occasionally write short essays in Chinese, but that it is still difficult at his
level of fluency. Participant 2 revealed that she uses the computer both at school and at work.
Other participants’ use of the computer to write letters is limited because they mostly use if to
surf the internet or send brief text messages online.
The fourth item, What are your weaknesses and strengths in English?, was coded as “the English
writing experience” because students feel as being beginners in their writing skills and are
cautiously entering a whole new field of study when asked to write in English in the classroom.
The students revealed that they feel they cannot write very well and that they could write better if
they could improve and expand their vocabulary knowledge. For example, Participant 2
mentioned that although she has clear thoughts on how to express herself, and that has learned to
organize her ideas, she still needs to check the dictionary all the time. Similarly, participant 6 said
that “it’s difficult to key in the words you don’t have enough words to express yourself; I think
that my English writing would be better if I can check the spelling on the internet”.
The fifth item, What do you think about using the computer to write in English?, was coded as
“breaking the wall of silence” because the researcher would finally have the chance to hear the
hidden reasons behind the students reluctance to use the computer in the classroom. Although the
students recognized that the use of the computer is useful because it has the function of warning
for misspellings, can help correcting grammar mistakes and some syntax errors, some students
revealed that their lack of knowledge in English writing and prevents them from participating
during class. their lack of confidence in their writing ability was expressed by Interviewee 4 who
mentioned that “It surely could be easier to write, but I am I am not a good speller in English”;
similarly, participant 5 mentioned that she preferred using traditional writing methods by saying
that “hand-writing is useful to me, and the teacher can correct my writing on the paper”.
The sixth item, Are boys better skilled at using computers than girls? Was coded “equality in
technology” because the majority of students they have equal skills at using computers.
Participant 1 thinks that there is a very small difference between male and female students
because boys are good at logical thinking. Interviewee 4 reported that “males and females are
equal at computer stuff, although they might not be as familiar with hardware and software
knowledge; but they may be may be more experienced in real life”. While female 5 reported that
there is practically no difference between male and female students, she also added that “boys
might have more knowledge of computer hardware because they use more video games than
girls”.
The seventh item, What would you do if a classmate did not know how to use the class computer?,
was coded “friendship and technology” because the answer to the interview show that, with some
variations in their responses, most students would be willing to help their classmates if they
encountered some difficulties while using the class computer. For example, while participant 1
answered that he would just ignore his classmates, participant 6 said “I would prefer waiting first
in case another classmate would be willing to help. If s/he has problems again, maybe you (the
teacher) will call me”.
The final item “Have you ever heard any comments, dirty jokes, and negative criticism from boys
to girls regarding their technology computer use ability?, was coded “respecting the feelings of
others”. Overall, the students have not said nor heard any of these negative comments toward
girls. Participant 2 explained that “this situation may be happening in foreign countries, in Europe
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or the USA. In Taiwan, we don’t usually criticize our classmates openly”. In addition, interviewee
4 mentioned that “boys and girls may tease each other on their lack of experience of technology
or computer use. We may make a joke to one another, but we are still friendly to each other”.
4.3.Observations of the students attending “Film Translation” class
The observation was conducted at the public university of National Taipei University of Business,
located in Taipei city, Taiwan. The samples were taken from 48 students; they were attending the
“Film Translation” course. Students in class 二技夜外語二甲 (= 18 males and 30 females) was
in the fourth semester. The observation took place from week 1 until week 7.
Some students had attended the same course the previous semester and were surveyed on the
usage of their mobile phones in translation activities (Blasco, 2016). The introduction of this new
course “Film Translation” to the students took place on week 1, and presented the concept of
paraphrasing and translating movie plot summaries. On week 2 to 4, the researcher introduced
YouTube video trainings on basic paraphrasing skills. The researched planned that the class
would watch an American movie scheduled on three sessions, and would be presented with a
different 50 to 60 words-summary plot of the same movie each week.
The researcher learned that his students had never performed paraphrasing activities in their past
studies. Therefore, he explained and reviewed the paraphrasing steps with the students over a
month. As they tried to perform their paraphrasing activity, they appeared lacking confidence in
their writing skills abilities. In addition, due to time constraints, the researcher decided that the
students would perform one sentence a week over three weeks, instead of doing one plot
summary plot at each session.
On weeks 5 to 8, the teacher noticed that students were strongly lacking eagerness to present their
writing samples in English on the class computer – they remained very quiet and uncooperative.
Fortunately, three female students agreed to submit their writing samples to the teacher and wrote
them on the class computer. After they finished writing their sentence, the researcher brought a
discussion on some grammatical points and syntax. This way, everyone could visualize different
suggestions, which would make the class learning more valuable. In addition, as it was a
translation movie class, the teacher asked the students to review their paraphrased sentences and
to translate it in Chinese as their weekly homework. They were not requested to type their
Chinese translation on the computer on their next class. These learning materials were used as
testing samples for their mid-term examinations.
As the research previously learned about gender differences in science technology, he wondered
about the differences between male and female students in applied foreign languages: “why were
male students unwilling to participate, and why did too few female students agree to contribute to
class learning”? These questions lead the researcher to finding out how to give female students
more confidence in their use of computer in educational technology.
4.4.Discussion and conclusions
This study aimed to investigate the perceptions of students’ use of technology in the field of
English applied foreign languages and to promote female students’ interests in educational
technology. Three research questions were posed to do just this, and the subsequent raw data
drawn from the interviewees was analyzed by using Strauss & Corbin’s (2015, p.239) [24]
research demonstration projects.
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The answer to the first question “Are women equal to men in their use of modern technology?, is
in agreement with Sanders’ (2005, p.10) [10] findings that male and female students studying in
Applied Foreign Languages are equal in their use of computer technology. The results of the
questionnaire revealed that the difference between male and female students was not significant.
Nevertheless, statistical results also show that female students have a higher mean than male
students on all the items.
Because the statistical results of the questionnaire were not significant, it is highly likely that
students’ differences might also be placed on their learning styles. For example, Lo’s (2012, p.54)
[23] and Chu and Nakamura (2010, p.31) [26] studies of Taiwanese students’ L2 learning styles
indicated that “a great number of students used tactile style the most, and the individual style the
least” and that “stronger preference for group style because ESL students enjoy learning English
actively in class”. Students are active during class activities, but passive when the teacher is
giving a lecture, and reflective when they have to do activities on their own. In addition, female
students are more interested than males in activities that support and facilitate communication
(Wajcman, 2000, p. 447) [13].
The raw data of the second research question “Is female’s lack of motivation of using technology
due to curriculum or sexism”? was coded under the concept of “feeling of commitment”. The
general lack of contribution from the students can be attributed to the learning which is planned
and guided by the teacher, rather than with sexism. The reason for this is that the 8th
item of the
interview “Have you ever heard any comments, dirty jokes, and negative criticism from boys to
girls regarding their technology computer use ability?, revealed that girls are not the recipient of
negative comments. Most of the students have never heard or said dirty jokes, but they may
sometimes gently tease each other. In addition, the answer to the seventh item, What would you
do if a classmate did not know how to use the class computer?, shows that most students would
be willing to help their classmates if they encountered some difficulties while using the class
computer. This is in direct opposition with Acker’s (1993, p. 259) [11] findings that “when it
comes to computers, boys are like sharks”.
The third research question was concerned with “the perceptions of male and female use of
technology”, and was coded “Experiencing technology”. When asked what about their
experiences of writing in English, 95% reported that they are not used to write in English and
limit their practice to writing emails and short notes either in English or in Chinese. When
investigated on their perceptions of using computer to write in English, all the students
recognized that the use of the computer is useful because it can help them correcting grammar
mistakes and syntax errors. Because of their lack of confidence, there is a high possibility that
they might also be underestimating their technology skills to write in English (Sanders, 2005,
p.10) [10].
The results of this study indicated that female’s lack of motivation and males’ passivity in using
technology National Taipei University of Business is highly likely to be due to the learning which
is planned and guided by the teacher. Male and female students share similar preferences for
group and may also become passive-reflective learners when attending a lecture; they differ
subtly in their use of computers. It is very likely that male and female students can support each
other to complete learning activities and assignments (Lo’s 2012, p.60; Chu and Nakamura, 2010,
p.31) [25] [26] because both genders can efficiently work as a team as discrimination is inexistent.
According to Altun (2015, p.1) [7], students learning a foreign language strongly believe that
technology-based instruction should be implemented in language learning process, and concludes
that technology-based instruction leads to accomplishment. Similarly, participants of this study
revealed that the use of computers is useful to them to correct their grammar and syntax.
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Nevertheless, the only use of computer functions and internet support is not enough. Teachers
should only use them as an essential teaching tool to motivate students to learn. According to
Chin (2000, p.1) [27] students can also “learn how to transfer their knowledge of grammatical
concepts from oral language to written language”. In order to do just that, the teacher will have to
use his students’ writing as a foundation for discussing grammatical concepts. For example, after
students have watched a movie, they are given a plot summary to paraphrase. Students will put
their knowledge in common to write and create new sentences as their paraphrasing activity.
Whyte’s (2010, p.1) paraphrasing activities provide relevant and useful activities helping students
with grammar challenges while learning how to write in English.
After the students have completed their paraphrasing activities, the teacher can increase his
students’ interest during the lesson by requesting them to use the class computer to type their
sentences in English on the keyboard (Weber & Custer, 2005, p. 66) [12], which will be seen on
the overhead projector. As can be seen in the statistical results of the questionnaire, female and
male students confidence does not differ signicantly, but because female students have a higher
mean on the item of using a computer hardware, they are highly likely to gain more confidence
than male students when given learning activities that match their learning interests. In turn, male
students will be encourage to perform computer activities to contribute to class learning more
often. Besides, while female students use the computer as multimedia presentation, the teacher
can deliver a mini lesson on a problematic grammar point when modifiers, conjunctions are
misplaced (Chin, 2000, p.1) [27] these mini lessons will reduce the time spent on lectures, and
increase allotted time for group discussions.
Next, the teacher asked students to re-check their paraphrased sentences, which can be seen on
the white screen, and make appropriate corrections of grammar errors by looking up in their
textbooks or grammar books, which is similar to a “user’s guide when help is needed”. Once
again, the teacher needs to take into consideration his students’ learning needs by providing them
with instruction on the grammatical elements that most affect their students’ writing ability to
write effectively (Chin, 2000, p.3) [27].
Finally, the teacher assigned his students to translate their sentences in Chinese as their
homework because the course was titled “Movie Translation”. As statistical results of the
questionnaire show that female students have a higher mean for managing files on a computer,
the teacher wanted to assign mixed groups to complete their translation assignments, and female
students would be very likely to encourage male students to “use a printer to make a hardcopy for
their homework”. This item is relevant to this study because female students’ interests in
technology can be increased by being given responsibilities that are important to the teacher such
as organizing the print out of all the students’ completed activities and to design a file or booklet
to classify all the students’ homework (Weber & Custer, 2005, p. 60) [12]. That way, the teacher
can easily keep track of the work performed in class. It goes without saying that male and female
students can be challenged by switching activities; male students can be challenge by getting out
of their learning passivity and being given more responsibility to complete their assignments, but
a balanced learning environment should also be preserved.
There are some limitations to this study. First, the number of participants of this study was small.
More participants could have brought more insight into the gender differences in using computers.
Second, because of time constraints, the interview was conducted with only six participants
because they are working students, having little time to spare for this research. Third, the teacher
does not have access to students’ grades and GPAs to perform correlations with their learning
behaviors while using computers; it is thus recommended that future studies verify if female
participation in class, when using computers and doing design activities, has increased along with
their academic achievements.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
I would like to express my sincerest thanks and appreciation to my students and participants of
National Taipei University of Business, who agreed to bring their contributions to this study, and
without whom this paper would not have been completed.
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Author
I grew up and studied in the South of France and earned a bachelor degree in
Marketing. While studying in France, I developed an early interest in international
relations while learning English. I lived and worked in the United Kingdom for three
years, and I moved to Taipei with my wife in 1999. Having a background in cultures
of these countries, and being an independent user of the Chinese language as well, I
have developed a curious mind regarding the teaching of English for Business
Purposes. Due to this, while as I was working as an English and French and teacher
in Taipei, I studied in both National Taiwan University of Science and Technology in the department
of Applied Foreign Languages as well as National Taipei University, Global MBA program.
As a lifelong learning project, I decided to pursue a PhD in education in 2012, at Zhong Zheng University,
located in Jia Yi. The purpose of my study is to earn a doctoral degree to support the teaching my business
skills gained from NTU Global MBA program, which are relevant to the teaching of English for Business
purpose to University students.
My study at the Global MBA program combined with the teaching of foreign languages provided me with
the opportunity to join Taipei college of Maritime technology, located in Tamsuei, and to gain my first
experience at teaching English for commercial and leisure purposes. As I taught English for more than three
years, I came to understand Chinese learners better and apply my learning in Applied Foreign Languages to
develop teaching materials that were adapted to their learning styles.
I am currently teaching English in National Taipei University of Business, located in Taipei. Courses such
as film translation and business letters and international correspondence provide me with new perspectives
to teach as English as a foreign language focused on business purposes and which are adapted to students’
learning needs.