Roghayeh Sajedi - semnan university of medical sciences semnan iran

The use of technology, especially multimedia, for foreign language learning and teaching has expanded quickly in all over the world. Therefore, in the realm of second language acquisition (SLA), the most recent effort to enhance the process of language learning has involved computer technology. For this purpose, a group of 40 male and female students majoring in nursing, and radiology at Semnan University of Medical Sciences were selected. This paper reports on a questionnaire – based survey and focuses on the attitude of Iranian students towards the integration of multimedia into a language learning program. The survey was related to the use of a variety of multimedia technology in teaching English to students. Data were analyzed using chi-square test with SPSS. The results of data analysis indicated that the vast majority of students had positive attitudes towards using the multimedia resources in their language learning and appreciated recording and saving their own writing and making use of multimedia resources in developing their reading skills.

multimedia, technology, English for foreign language (EFL), computer assisted language learning (CALL)