Attitudes toward using the Internet for language learning: A case of Iranian English teachers and learners

Abstract

short-time educations in Ghaemshahr were selected as desired participants. Instruments used in this study were Teachers’ Attitude toward Internet for Language Learning Questionnaire and Learners’ Attitude toward Internet for Language Learning Questionnaire. After obtaining the raw data, SPSS software (version 20) was used to change the data into numerical interpretable information. The researcher used an Independent-sample T-test was used to compare the results of the two independent groups of males and females. The findings demonstrated that most of the participants (teachers and learners) had positive attitudes towards using the Internet for language learning. Moreover, according to the results of T-test, there was no difference between learners and teachers’ attitudes toward the use of the Internet for language learning. It was highlighted that both teachers and learners can benefit from the application of Internet as a tool in paving the way for the language learning process.