Effects of Graded Texts on EFL College Students' Incidental ...

Table 4.1 Learners’ use <strong>of</strong> computer and internet
Item 1~8 The use <strong>of</strong> computer and internet Yes No
1. I use computers frequently. 94.7% 5.3%
2. I have a PC at school. 100% 0%
3. I have a computer to use during winter vacation. 97.3% 2.6%
4. I have internet access during winter vacation . 94.6% 5.4%
5. What is the internet connection during winter vacation? Regular
bandwidth
37.1%
57
Wide
bandwidth
62.9%
7. I use Internet resources for learning English regularly. 7.9% 92.1%
8. In the past English classes, my teacher used computer
assisted language learning methods in class.
26.3% 73.7%
On questions regarding learners’ English learning, about 31.6% <strong>of</strong> the learners
responded that they like English learning, however, only 5.3% <strong>of</strong> them was confident
<strong>of</strong> their English ability. As for feelings and learning towards respective skills,
vocabulary and grammar were reported as the most difficult skills while reading was
considered the easiest. Moreover, the one skill that learners wish to sharpen the
most is speaking, followed by vocabulary (see Table 4.2).