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Abstract

This study aims to explore Bangladeshi college students’ attitude, perception, interests and challenges with regard to the application of Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL) in learning English. A mixed method research was designed and administered to obtain the purposes of the present study. One hundred undergraduate students (52 male and 48 female) of English Department studying at a government college in Bangladesh participated in the questionnaire survey while twenty students (11 male and 09 female) were purposively chosen for the semi-structured interview section. The collected data of quantitative part were analysed by SPSS software and the responses of the qualitative part were thematically analysed. The findings revealed that students showed positive attitude towards the integration of CALL in English language learning and teaching process. Nonetheless, the Chi-square value revealed that there is no significant relationship between gender variation and the attitude to CALL. The results also revealed that students face some difficulties in using computer and other relevant technological equipment for English Language learning. The results provide concepts and suggestions to the future researchers for further investigations in relation to CALL for the benefits of learners and learning.

Keywords

Computer Assisted Language Learning English language learning Students’ Attitude Gender Differences

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Author Biography

Ashim Kumar Paul, BCS (General Education) Cadre Officer and Lecturer Department of English Ishwardi Government College, Pabna, Bangladesh

Ashim Kumar Paul is a Lecturer of Department of English, Ishwardi Government College, Pabna, Bangladesh. He secured 8th position in the merit list of 34th Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) examination and joined BCS Cadre service on June 1, 2016. Ashim Kumar Paul has started his career as a sub-editor in the Daily Sun, a renowned English daily newspaper in Bangladesh. He also worked in a private bank as an officer and later, joined the University Grants Commission (UGC) of Bangladesh as an Assistant Director. He obtained his BA (Hons) and MA degrees in English from National University of Bangladesh and did Master of Development Studies (MDS) from the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh. At present, he is pursuing MA in Education from the University of Nottingham, Malaysia Campus. He has written a good number of newspaper articles, columns and taken interviews of academicians published in different popular English dailies and magazines. Besides, he has some research articles to his credit published in reputed academic journals.  He is a tech-savvy person and has developed two blogsites making his write-ups public in the virtual world.

How to Cite
Paul, A. K. (2020). Integrating CALL Into English Language Learning: Bangladeshi College Students’ Perceptions and Challenges. Journal of English Education and Teaching, 4(4), 499–515. https://doi.org/10.33369/jeet.4.4.499-515

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