CHANG, TING TING
Kun San University Department of Tourism Culture Development Lecturer
Email：tei2chang@gmail.com
YIN, MEI CHUN
National University of Tainan Department of Education Professor
Email：yin@mail.nutn.edu.tw
Abstract
This research is aiming at finding the influences of computer-assisted language learning in the course of Japanese for Travel and Tourism in terms of student Achievements, and learning attitudes. An experiment was conducted and 84 students from a university of technology participated. 42 students were in the experimental group and have their lessons with the involvement of computer-assisted language learning plans while the rest of students, as the controlled group, were given traditional lectures as the sole teaching method. The experiment had been carried for 10 weeks with the identical contents given to both groups. Upon completion, an achievement test, an assessment of learning attitudes and a survey of learning satisfaction regarding the implement of computer-assisted instruction in class were used to collect data for analysis.
The main findings are:
1.The test results have shown that the achievements of experimental group are superior to those of the controlled group.
2.Students in the experimental group reported better learning attitude than their counterparts. However, it doesn’t have significant differences in the behavior components.
3.Students in the experimental tended to feel more satisfactory to receive computer-assisted language learning in the course of Japanese for Travel and Tourism.
Keywords :Computer assisted language learning, Learning achievements, Learning attitude, Learning satisfactory