Abstract:
This study was designed to investigate the “benefits and challenges of computer assisted
language learning” between summer and regular TEFL MA students of Arba Minch University.
A descriptive design with a mixed approach (quantitative and qualitative), and a comprehensive
sampling technique were employed using 39 (35 summer and 4 regular) respondents.
Questionnaire and interview were used to accomplish this study. Descriptive statistics, such as
frequencies and percentages were used to determine the summer and regular students‟ benefits
and challenges of CALL. Content analysis technique was used to analyze the interview and non-
parametric, Mann-Whitney- Test (SPSS version 20) used to analyze and check the summer and
regular students‟ differences on the benefits and challenges of CALL. The results indicated that
the majority of summer and almost all regular students had practiced CALL very well. When
seeing both groups‟ benefits of CALL, there is no significant difference. On the other hand, the
summer and regular students‟ challenges of CALL were identified, and both experienced various
challenges in learning CALL. The result indicated that there was no significant difference
between the two groups. The findings of the study indicated that students have got the benefits of
computer assisted language learning. Moreover, the findings showed that students need basic
computer skills/training should be required to learn with computers, and adequate time should
also be given for CALL learners.
