Attitudes towards Benefits of and Barriers to TELL

The education system is one of the fields that has been invaded by technology. There are many studies on benefits of and barriers to technology-Enhanced Language Learning (TELL). They have generally looked at technologically savvy teachers and students. There is little study that focuses on teachers and students who infrequently use technology in language learning classes. This book; therefore, provides results of a study about students', teachers', and administrators' attitudes towards TELL. This book also diagnoses levels of technology use, and barriers that students and teachers encounter whilst using technology for language learning and teaching. Moreover, some advantages and disadvantages of integrating technology into the EFL classrooms are presented. In addition, several pedagogical implications and some suggestions for future studies are proposed. Thus, this book provides invaluable and noteworthy knowledge for students, teachers, administrators, educators, scholars, bloggers and researchers who are interested in incorporating technology into the process of language learning and teaching.

Autorentext

Hawkar Omar Ali works as an Assistant Lecturer at Koya University/English Department. He Studied English Language and Literature (BA) at Koya University/Kurdistan Region-Iraq. He also studied Applied Linguistics/TEFL (MA) at Bilkent University/Turkey. Further, he has a great tendency to keep himself up-to-date, and work on research and books.