Abstract
Objective: Nowadays, technology plays an important role in learning; hence, it is important to explore the relationships between EFL learners’ usage of technology and their approaches to learning English. Method: This study involved 186 English department undergraduates in Taiwan and utilized two questionnaires to respectively survey EFL learners’ usage of technology and their approaches to learning English. In particular, the approaches to learning English survey used in this study is a newly designed questionnaire which includes eight factors: Intrinsic Interest, Commitment to Work, Relating Ideas, Understanding, Fear of Failure, Aim for Qualification, Minimizing Scope of Study, and Memorization. Results and findings: Exploratory factor analysis revealed adequate validity of the new questionnaire. The regression analyses indicated that EFL learners’ approaches to learning English were associated with their technology usage for learning English such as recommendation, usefulness, and ease of use. Discussion: This study will contribute to our understanding of EFL learners using technology for learning in the future.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Innovative Technologies and Learning - First International Conference, ICITL 2018, Proceedings |
| Editors | Lin Lin, Ting-Ting Wu, Yueh-Min Huang, Yueh-Min Huang, Andreja Istenic Starcic, Rustam Shadieva |
| Publisher | Springer Verlag |
| Pages | 412-420 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9783319997360 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2018 Jan 1 |
| Event | 1st International Conference on Innovative Technologies and Learning, ICITL 2018 - Portoroz, Slovenia Duration: 2018 Aug 27 → 2018 Aug 30 |
Publication series
| Name | Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics) |
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| Volume | 11003 LNCS |
| ISSN (Print) | 0302-9743 |
| ISSN (Electronic) | 1611-3349 |
Other
| Other | 1st International Conference on Innovative Technologies and Learning, ICITL 2018 |
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| Country | Slovenia |
| City | Portoroz |
| Period | 18/8/27 → 18/8/30 |
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Keywords
- Approaches to learning English
- EFL learners
- Technology
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Theoretical Computer Science
- Computer Science(all)
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Exploring the relationships between EFL learners’ usage of technology and their approaches to learning English. / Juan, Ching Fang; She, Hsin I.; Hung, Chia Yin; Lee, Silvia Wen Yu; Liang, Jyh Chong; Chang, Kuo En; Tsai, Chin Chung.
Innovative Technologies and Learning - First International Conference, ICITL 2018, Proceedings. ed. / Lin Lin; Ting-Ting Wu; Yueh-Min Huang; Yueh-Min Huang; Andreja Istenic Starcic; Rustam Shadieva. Springer Verlag, 2018. p. 412-420 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 11003 LNCS).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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