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PERCEIVED ATTITUDE IN USING ICT FOR LEARNING ENGLISH AMONG STUDENTS OF EDUCATION/ENGLISH AND LITERARY STUDIES IN NIGER DELTA UNIVERSITY

NNENNA NGOZ BENWARI, FORTUNE ATAISI

Abstract


This study is on the perceived attitude of Education/ English and Literary Studies students of Niger Delta University towards the use of ICT in learning English. It also assessed their extent of awareness and utilization. The population for the study consisted of one hundred and nine and nine (109) students of the Faculty of Education, Niger Delta University. The whole population was adopted as the sample. The instrument for data collection was a questionnaire titled Perceived Attitude Towards ICT Questionnaire (PATICTQ). The mean statistics was used for data analysis. Results show that the students have a positive attitude towards the use of ICT and are using it to some extent for learning. Recommendations were made, including the Faculty and School making a concerted effort to institutionalize the use of ICT for teaching and learning.

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