A thesis in Partial Fulfilment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master in

Experiences in Attending Computer Courses

The findings revealed that only about one third of the respondents had some experience in attending the computer courses. The findings also indicated that the majority of the respondents who had attended the courses in the use of the computers in teaching had not attended more than one course, but even though most of them agreed and strongly agreed that the courses were useful for the teaching of the English language. As the findings in question 4 in section 2 which were asking about whether the respondents‟ schools have the facilities for the

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courses on the use of computer technology in teaching alert that the percentage of the respondents who had attended computer courses and those whom their schools have courses facilities is almost the same. As it is obvious throughout all the respondents‟ answers to the question number 5 in section 2 that 77% of them agreed and strongly agreed that the courses in the use of computer techology are important in teaching English language. So computer technology does play an important role in enhancing the effectiveness of the teaching of English, therefore, it is a rather reasonable expectation to request all the teachers to have experience in attending computer courses.

One of the possible reasons as to why nearly 70% of the respondents did not have the experience in attending such courses may be the lack of opportunities for doing so. In fact, about 85.6% of the respondents were female and as they stated not all the schools have the facilities for the courses on the use of computer. So according to some social factors in Libya it is somehow difficult for some families to allow their daughters to go to café net or any private sector to attend such courses.
Other reasons that could be related to the lack of experience in attending such courses may be due to the lack of interests and motivation among the respondents as well as the obstacles of time and financial constraints. On the other hand, may be the lack of computer courses in schools is the main reason of why two thirds of the respondents did not attend any computer courses especially as stated before most of them were female.

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Nevertheless, it is somehow a positive sign that 30% of the respondents did attend the computer courses while the fact that 85% were female. However, the fact that the respondents had the experience in attending such courses does not necessary prove the important of the courses in the teaching English language. The research findings showed that not all the respondents perceived the courses as important. 77% agreed and strongly agreed on that the courses are important in teaching English language while the rest felt otherwise.

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