Investigating the classroom applications of computers on EFL courses at higher education institutions

This paper begins by documenting the positive contribution of English as a Foreign\-Second Language (EFL\ESL) to computers in language learning and teaching and then proposesa general framework, applicable in a range of contexts, for investigating theirpedagogical applications in the EFL\ESL classroom. The paper then reports on a studywhich examined the impact that computers are having on the delivery of EFL courses atBritish Universities. The findings of a national survey based on questionnaires are documentedand quantitatively analysed. These established three kinds of information: whatkinds of courses are run; which kinds of computer applications are being used; the attitudesof those responsible towards the current use of computers on these courses. These questionsraise a number of issues primarily regarding the role of computers in English for AcademicPurposes