ICT INTEGRATION AT UNIVERSITY LEVEL FOR IRANIAN EFL LEARNERS

Information and communication technology (ICT) has influenced most aspects of human lives and it is considered a great support for teaching and learning. The present study examined how ICT is currently integrated into learning English at Islamic Azad University, Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch, Iran. A descriptive-qualitative design was used to investigate the research questions and the study benefited from a questionnaire including close ended items. The study was conducted at IAUKB with total number of 113 BA students, MA students, and PhD candidates majoring in English Language Teaching, English Language Translation, and Linguistics. The answers were analyzed using descriptive statistics and Chi-square. The findings of the study revealed that IAUKB students were generally well equipped with ICT devices, they saw themselves skillful enough to use them, and they had positive attitudes towards ICT integration. They integrated ICT in their studies, they were engaged in surfing the Internet for information to support coursework and they mostly used ICT for their studying; however, they didn’t use ICT for language learning so much. The findings of the present study might help instructors and students to pave the way for more ICT integration in EFL settings and classrooms.