Investigating the Iranian EAP Stakeholders' Ideas Apropos of Applying the Internet in EAP Curriculum

Authors

  • Mahboobeh Khosravani Department of English Language and Literature, Chabahar Maritime University, Chabahar, Iran
  • Hooshang Khoshsima Department of English Language and Literature, Chabahar Maritime University, Chabahar, Iran

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3991/ijet.v12i11.6995

Keywords:

EAP, Internet, Attitudes, EAP Lecturers

Abstract


English for Academic Purposes (EAP) has become one of the most important fields in English Language Teaching (ELT) in Iran. Thus, researchers, syllabus designers, and EAP instructors are always in search of new materials and tools to enhance learning. The Internet is regarded as one of the most useful and practical tools which can be used in EAP pedagogical settings. As a result, becoming aware of the EAP stakeholders’ attitudes toward using the Internet is so necessary. To this aim, university students (Chabahar Maritime University) and EAP lecturers were given questionnaires. The analyzed data revealed that most EAP instructors and students have a positive attitude toward using the Internet as one of the main sources of EAP courses. However, there were few cases that a relatively significant number of participants had a negative attitude toward internet resources. These cases are discussed in detail and some solutions are suggested.

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Published

2017-11-16

How to Cite

Khosravani, M., & Khoshsima, H. (2017). Investigating the Iranian EAP Stakeholders’ Ideas Apropos of Applying the Internet in EAP Curriculum. International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning (iJET), 12(11), pp. 53–62. https://doi.org/10.3991/ijet.v12i11.6995

Issue

Vol. 12 No. 11 (2017)

Section

Papers

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