Second Year Students’ Attitudes towards Using Computer for Translanguaging ( the use of L1 in EFL learning)

Abstract

New technologies particularly computers appear to offer many opportunities for learners and teachers. Teaching a language with the help of computers has attracted the attention of many scholars in the last decades. The current study aims to examine the attitudes of English students at the university of Mohamed Sedik Ben Yahya towards the effectiveness of using computer for translanguaging. In this research, it has been hypothesized that EFL students and teachers would have positive attitudes towards the use of computer for translanguaging. Data are gathered through the use of questionnaire administered to 10 teachers and 100 second year students at the department of English, Mohamed sedik Ben Yahya ,Jijel. The findings of this study revealed that both students and teachers have a positive attitudes towards using computer for translanguaging. Both participants showed general agreement on the importance of using computer in language teaching and learning as well as its importance in developing the four language skills and they expressed their positive views about computer’s influence on both the teaching and learning process.