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ICT Integration in Post-Secondary English Teaching and Learning: Evidence from Blended Learning Programs in the Arabian Gulf

ICT Integration in Post-Secondary English Teaching and Learning: Evidence from Blended Learning Programs in the Arabian Gulf
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Author(s): Christina Gitsaki (Sharjah Higher Colleges of Technology, UAE)and Abbad Alabbad (King Saud University, Saudi Arabia)
Copyright: 2013
Pages: 15
Source title: Information Systems Applications in the Arab Education Sector
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Fayez Albadri (Abu Dhabi University, UAE)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-1984-5.ch013

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Abstract

The positive effects of computer-assisted language learning (CALL) have been widely acknowledged in the body of literature. While the majority of studies concern the use of CALL in the West, there is a dearth of research on the use of CALL in the Middle East and in particular in the Arabian Gulf where the English language plays a prominent role and being able to speak English is the passport to attending higher education and gaining employment. This chapter documents two case studies in higher education institutions in the Gulf, one in Saudi Arabia and one in the United Arab Emirates. The studies show how the use of CALL positively affected Arab students’ language skills and their attitudes towards learning English with technology, paving the way for further research in the Arabian higher education context, where the use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) for teaching and learning is gaining ground at a fast pace.

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