the relationship between the use of computer assisted language learning(call) and computer knowledge and facilities: a mixed-method study

The emergence of computer assisted language learning (call) has drastically changed themode of teaching in many educational contexts. call can not only facilitate meaningful languagelearning but it can also accelerate it while giving students’ learning more depth and breath. differenttypes of learning in general and distance learning in particular, which is now prevalent in the presentcorona pandemic, is not feasible without computer-based training. a mixed-method research design wasadopted in one semester. the study measurement consisted of two sections: a quantitative section inwhich a survey questionnaire was utilized and a qualitative one in which, on the whole, 30 sessions ofsemi-structured interviews were conducted with participants to understand instructors’ opinion aboutmerits of using call in teaching english. using non-parametric test of spearman correlation and theindependent samples t-test, it was illuminated that having computer facilities impels instructors to makethe most of call in educational settings. moreover, high speed, facilitating learning, facilitatingtraining, and attractiveness have been extracted as the most significant merits of call use as revealedfrom semi-structured interviews. it is suggested that educational settings be fully equipped with computerfacilities as they pave the way for the facilitative application of call.