Students' and Teachers' Attitudes towards the Role of Information and Communication Technologies in Enhancing English as Foreign Language Learners' Motivation in Language Learning

Abstract

This research work aims at investigating students’ and teachers’ perceptions towards the role of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in enhancing EFL learners’ motivation in language learning . To answer our research questions, two questionnaires were administered to collect data at the English department of Mohamed Seddik ben yahia during the second term of the academic year 2021/2022. Fifty-nine (59) Master one English students, option of didactics, were the sample of our target population which consisted of (177) students. Besides eight (8) questionnaires were randomly distributed to teachers of the same department. The results obtained from the collected data provided two main points. First, both students and teachers are aware of the importance of using ICT as support tools in the learning process. Second, most of them show support for integrating these technologies into the classrooms. The analysis of the results reveals that the perception of students and teachers regarding the role of ICT in enhancing English as a Foreign Language learners’ motivation is highly positive.