DOCTORAL FORUM
NATIONAL JOURNAL FOR PUBLISHING AND MENTORING DOCTORAL STUDENT RESEARCH
VOLUME 3 NUMBER 1, 2006
1
The Advantages and Disadvantages of Computer
Technology in Second Language Acquisition
Cheng-Chieh Lai
PhD Student in Educational Leadership...
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DOCTORAL FORUM
NATIONAL JOURNAL FOR PUBLISHING AND MENTORING DOCTORAL STUDENT RESEARCH
VOLUME 3 NUMBER 1, 2006
1
The Advantages and Disadvantages of Computer
Technology in Second Language Acquisition
Cheng-Chieh Lai
PhD Student in Educational Leadership
Prairie View A&M University
College of Education
William Allan Kritsonis, PhD
Professor
PhD Program in Educational Leadership
Prairie View A&M University
Member of the Texas A&M University System
Visiting Lecturer (2005)
Oxford Round Table
University of Oxford, Oxford, England
Distinguished Alumnus (2004)
Central Washington University
College of Education and Professional Studies
ABSTRACT
The purpose of this article is to discuss the advantages and disadvantages of
computer technology for second language learning.
Research findings indicate that
the use of computer has a positive effect on the achievement levels of second
language learners, but it still has its limitations and weaknesses, such as financial,
isolated, and knowledge requ
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