Abstract :
Pedagogical theories and the applications of information technology for language
learning have been widely researched in various dimensions. However,
ethical issues, such as online privacy and security, and learners’ personal data
disclosure, are not receiving enough research attention. The perceptions and
attitudes from thosewho participate in Computer-Assisted Language Learning
(CALL)—instructors and learners—towards these issues have been particularly
neglected. This research investigated the following issues: privacy protection
and learners’ personal data disclosure, along with teachers’ and students’
ethics self-assessments, and their perceptions and ideals of ethical issues in
technology-assisted language learning. The results of two surveys of teacher
and learner perspectives on these issues are outlined, along with some possible
solutions to these ethical problems for teachers who are teaching languages
through CALL.
