Students as Informants for Web-based Learning Design

This paper presents the general conclusions of two research studies into the attitudes to Web-based language learning of primary, secondary and tertiary students around the globe. Factors investigated were student comfort, enjoyment, learning styles and strategies, study preferences, and age and gender differences, as well as the students ’ assessment of how useful the experience was. One clear result is not only that students are not hostile to Web-based learning, but that the Web provides a viable medium for teaching. Recommendations are made about pedagogical and technical requirements for effective Web-based language teaching