The Effectiveness of Using Computer Assisted Language Learning ( CALL ) in Developing ESP Learners' Some English Writing Sub-Skills

Tariq M. El-Ghonaimy

doi:10.12816/0019928

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The Effectiveness of Using Computer Assisted Language Learning ( CALL ) in Developing ESP Learners' Some English Writing Sub-Skills

Authors:

Tariq M. El-Ghonaimy

Publisher:

Association of Arab Educators

Main Topics:

Education

Journal:

Journal of Research in Curriculum, Instruction and Educational Technology 2015 Vol.1 Issue 2, pp.55-71

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

4/2015

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

76808

Frequency:

Quarterly

pISSN:

23569107

DOI:

10.12816/0019928

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Abstract:

 This study was conducted to explore theeffectiveness of Computer AssistedLanguage Learning (CALL) on thedevelop- ment of some English writing sub-skills(paragraph, grammar, spelling, punctuations) of ESPUniversity students of Engineering. Participants of thecurrent study were 38 students, divided into two groups(experimental and control), with 19 each. Being pretested,no significant difference existed between thegroups. After the treatment (teaching & learningwriting sub-skills) by using the CALL, only to theexperimental group, while the regular method wasapplied to the control one. The findings revealed thatthe experimental group in post-tests outperformed thecontrol group in 3 CALL writing sub-skills (paragraphgrammar and punctuation), whereas in the spellingskill, no considerable difference existed between thetwo groups. The study suggests that CALL Englishwriting sub-skills could be more functional andbeneficial both linguistically and socially if, as much aspossible, highly-prepared computer software learningprograms as Computer-Assisted Writing (CAW), andwell trained English learners are more integrated.

Article Details

The Effectiveness of Using Computer Assisted Language Learning ( CALL ) in Developing ESP Learners' Some English Writing Sub-Skills

Authors:

Tariq M. El-Ghonaimy

Publisher:

Association of Arab Educators

Main Topics:

Education

Journal:

Journal of Research in Curriculum, Instruction and Educational Technology 2015 Vol.1 Issue 2, pp.55-71

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

4/2015

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

76808

Frequency:

Quarterly

pISSN:

23569107

DOI:

10.12816/0019928

Descriptors:

LANGUAGE TEACHING

COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION

WRITING SKILLS

SECOND LANGUAGE LEARNING

TOEFL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE

STUDENTS

Cooperative Assisted Language Learning

Computer Assisted Writing

Writing Subskills

English for Specific Purposes

Issues

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Authors: Tariq M. El-Ghonaimy

Publisher: Association of Arab Educators

Main Topics: Education

Journal: Journal of Research in Curriculum, Instruction and Educational Technology 2015 Vol.1 Issue 2, pp.55-71

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 4/2015

Document Language: English

Document ID (Org No.): 76808

Frequency: Quarterly

pISSN: 23569107

DOI: 10.12816/0019928

Descriptors:

Issues

Authors:

Tariq M. El-Ghonaimy

Publisher:

Association of Arab Educators

Main Topics:

Education

Journal:

Journal of Research in Curriculum, Instruction and Educational Technology 2015 Vol.1 Issue 2, pp.55-71

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

4/2015

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

76808

Frequency:

Quarterly

pISSN:

23569107

DOI:

10.12816/0019928