The Students’ Perception of the Use of ICT in Learning Foreign Language
Keywords:
Arabic language, French language, Information Communication Technology (ICT), Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL), Lagos State University of Education (LASUED)Abstract
This study investigates the use of ICT in learning Arabic and French in Lagos Sate University of Education. The sample size of the study consists of one hundred and fifty (150) students from two hundred and five (205) undergraduate students studying either Arabic or French languages. Descriptive statistics and an independent sample t-test were used to answer the research questions. The results of descriptive analyses and the independent sample t-test show that the students responded positively on their attitude and lecturers’ encouragement in the use of ICT with a significant difference but responded negatively on their activities in the use of ICT with a significant difference. They also responded negatively on the availability of the necessary ICT tools provided for the teaching of the target languages without any significant difference. Certain recommendations for the better use of these gadgets were given, which will assist the lecturers and students in improving their language teaching and learning skills.
