The effects of internet-assisted language learning (Iall) on the development of esl students' critical thinking skills

Mohamad, Faizah and Mat Daud, Nuraihan (2013) The effects of internet-assisted language learning (Iall) on the development of esl students' critical thinking skills. World Applied Sciences Journal , 21. pp. 50-56. ISSN 1818-4952

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Abstract

The primary concern of the present research was to investigate the effects of an Internet-Assisted Language Learning (IALL) environment on the development of L2 students’ critical thinking skills. A total of 77 students of Diploma in Hotel Management at UiTM Terengganu, Dungun Campus, Malaysia were involved in this study. This sample was divided into three groups, namely full, partial and non-IALL environments. Cornell Critical Thinking Test (CCTT), Level X, was administered as the pre-post-test to measure the development of L2 students’ critical thinking skills. The CCTT scores revealed that students who were exposed to the full IALL environment improved significantly in their critical thinking skills as compared to those in the partial and non-IALL environments. When the various sub-skills were measured, the analysis showed that they improved the most in the connecting skill, an element of the higher order thinking skills. The present study concludes that using the Internet in language classrooms helps to create critical ESL students.

Item Type:	Article (Journal)
Additional Information:	419/29999
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Internet-Assisted Language Learning (IALL) Critical thinking skills Cornell Critical Thinking Test (CCTT) Connecting skill Higher order thinking skills
Subjects:	L Education > L Education (General) P Language and Literature > PE English
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences > Department of English Language & Literature
Depositing User:	Prof. Nuraihan Mat Daud
Date Deposited:	07 Nov 2014 15:32
Last Modified:	22 Nov 2014 12:52
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/29999

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