International Journal of Language Learning and Applied Linguistics World (IJLLALW)
Volume 7 (3), November 2014; 494-‐503 Poursalehi, J., et al EISSN: 2289-‐2737 & ISSN: 2289-‐3245 www.ijllalw.org
THE IMPACT OF COMPUTER ASSISTED LANGUAGE LEARNING (CALL) ON IRANIAN LEARNERS’ SPEAKING SKILL Jafar Poursalehi Researcher in English Language Teaching,International Officer inUniversity of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran Email:
[email protected] Mir HabibAboulalaei (Correspond Author) Foreign language Institution, Faculty of Humanities and Social Science, Faseleh Institution, Tabriz, Iran Email:
[email protected] Dr. Mohammad Zohrabi Assistant Professor English Department Faculty of Farsi Literature University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran Email:
[email protected] ABSTRACT The role of using computer in speaking, especially in research articles, is so important that language teachers can transfer their ideas and views through using computer. The present study looks at the relationship between Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL) and speaking skill of Iranian English as Foreign Language learners. Through the present study, the possible relationship between computer and language learning and improving the speaking skill were investigated. Therefore, some 120 students at private language institutes in Abadan, Tabriz, Tehran, Uremia and Lorestan participated in this research. The participants were selected randomly and then they were divided into experimental and control groups. The results obtained throughout the study determined that there was a significant difference between CALL users and nonusers in favor of the experimental group (p
