Perceptions and Attitudes towards Integrating Internet in EFL Instruction in Iran

This study investigated Iranian EFL teachers’ and learners’ perceptions and attitudes towards integrating Internet in EFL instruction, and the congruence of their attitudes and perceptions. As a mixed-method research, the data were collected both through questionnaires and interviews. Chi-square test was run for quantitative data and qualitative data were transcribed, coded and thematized. The findings showed that both teachers and learners had positive perceptions and attitudes towards integrating Internet in EFL instruction and indicated that the factors like lack of facilities and hardware equipment limit Internet integration in the Iranian setting. Also, the groups indicated that using Internet in EFL instruction and teaching process could be facilitative because of more accessibility to authentic sources, possibility of teacher-student interaction out of the educational environment and improvement of acquiring English learning skills in a faster and efficient way

Keywords:

Attitudes , English as a Foreign Language (EFL) , Internet , Perceptions