Abstract
The main purpose of educational technology is to develop, ameliorate, and facilitate the process of learning and teaching. The technology of teaching English is one of the achievements of information and communication technology and in Humanities especially in Management which has its own specified theoretical framework and principles. The present research aimed to investigate the impact of using computer on learning English for specific purposes of management students of Payame Noor Universities in Kashan. The study enjoyed survey correlation method. The population of the study encompassed 741 management students (all disciplines) from Kashan and its suburbs (Kashan, Aran O Bidgol, Barzok, and Ghamsar). From among this population 210 students were singled out by accidental sampling as the main sample. A questionnaire, whose reliability and validity were already corroborated by the experts of management, computer and English, was used to gather data. Cronbach's Alfa was also used to approve the reliability of the questionnaire. To arrive at the answer to the research question of how computers effect English learning of management students at the Universities of Payame Noor, it was ascertained that there were significant interfaces between the investigated variables. The amount of correlation (=0.733) was strong which evinced the fact that computers have a high impact on learning English among the students of management. Paying attention to the results of the present research certifies that IT, communication, and concomitantly attention to English learning/teaching especially English for specific purposes, should be set more intensively in students’ curriculum and educational planning. DOI: 10.5901/mjss.2015.v6n6s1p151
Highlights
Numerous studies on further development of countries implies that information technology plays a critical role in the process of countries progression
This study revealed that previous prospect of the teachers with regard to the computer technology is the greatest factor in developing a positive attitude toward their use
Aiken and Aditya (1997) believe that information technology should be brought to the traditional classrooms in order to get familiar with the real world
Summary
Numerous studies on further development of countries implies that information technology plays a critical role in the process of countries progression. Major advances have occurred to achieve education revolution, and it is predicted that over the few decades, the phenomenon of computer technology maintain its role as the main factor of innovation in the world education (Jalali and Abbasi, 2003). One of the main topics in the humanities is Computer technology for teaching and learning language and various definitions are provided that they have a lot in common. One of the best definitions is given by Habbard. He states that the technology of teaching English is an interdisciplinary and research-based science which comprises met linguistic discourse, appropriate system of curriculum, regular and coherent standards of evaluation, as well as the proper facilities for teachers and students. Due to the rapid pace of globalization and to achieve more coalition (Global village) in education and economics, more association than ever before is required, especially in management majors which entail external communication and multinational forces at work to attain the goals of comparative management(Yaghoubi et al, 2008)
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