INVESTIGATING THE IMPACTS OF TECHNOLOGY ENHANCED LANGUAGE LEARNING IN ESL CLASSROOMS

The computer has become fundamentally important in all aspects of life in 21 centuries, including education, for decades Technology enhanced language learning has been a topic of educational research. The present study, therefore, is focused on finding the of the effectiveness of Technology enhanced language learning (TELL) in teaching language courses at the university level for undergraduates. A qualitative approach for research methodology was applied to get an in-depth analysis in this area of research. To investigate the effectiveness of TELL on students in communication skills teachers' perception was investigated on the basis of the interviews. Semi-structured interviews from 16 on job university teachers. TELL based course was designed and taught to the students of second semester. The purpose was to explore the factors for the effectiveness Technology enhanced language learning (TELL) so the subjects were divided in two groups, Group A was taught TELL based course and group B was taught regular language course offered by the university. The results of qualitative data proved the effectiveness of TELL on students’ communication skills. The findings of the teachers interviews confirmed coding and thematic analysis. The future recommendations were in the favor of the application of TELL in teaching English as second language learning.