Unravelling the Impact of Computer Literacy in EFL Education

The transferability of literacy skills across languages is a well-recognized fact. This paper examines the potential influence of computer literacy skills, which are an integral part of digital competence, on foreign language acquisition. To this end, a study was conducted at a university in Zagreb, Croatia, spanning eight consecutive generations of ICT students in their first year of study. The objective was to investigate the relationship between computer literacy and foreign language literacy. The results revealed a significant correlation between the final grades obtained by students in the elementary IT and foreign language courses. Descriptive statistics and correlational statistical tests demonstrated that computer literacy moderately influences the development of language literacy in foreign language acquisition. These findings support the argument that higher levels of computer literacy can facilitate the foreign language acquisition process, thus promoting the need for greater utilization of Computer-Assisted Language Learning methods.