Investigating the Psychological Relationship between Technology Acceptance and E-Learning Readiness among English as a Second Language (ESL) Students

Abstract

Purpose:  Theipurpose ofithisistudyiwasitoilook into ESL students' technological acceptance and level of readiness to utilize CIDOS 3.5 LMS as an e-Learning tool at Politeknik Kota Bharu in Kelantan, Malaysia.

Theoretical framework:   The researchers here used a few tried-and-true research methods. TheiTechnologyiAcceptanceiModeli (TAM)ibyiDavis,i (1989) was employed to determine technologyiacceptance while the Chapnick Readiness Model (Chapnick, 2000) wasiusedito assess the leveliofireadiness iorie-Learning.

Design/methodology/approach: 285 diploma students from the Department of Civil, Mechanical, and Electrical Engineering at Politeknik Kota Bharu, Kelantan in Malaysia were selected at random to participate in the study representing the ESL students. To analyze the data that was obtained from the survey, both descriptive and inferential statistics were utilized.

Findings:iTheiimplementationiofie-Learningiamong ESL studentsiresultediin a very high acceptance and level of readiness.  it has been discovered that the degree to which ESL students' overall technology acceptability correlates with their overall e-Learning readiness in a significantly high relationship. Furthermore, there is no difference in the e-Learning technology acceptance among ESL students to utilize e-Learning at Politeknik Kota Bharu, Kelantan based on their gender or courses of study, but there is a difference in their acceptance to utilize e-Learning based on the type of devices used.

Research, Practical & Social Implications:  The findings of the study provide a solid and workable reason to improve and sustain the implementation of e-Learning among ESL students at  Malaysia Politeknik.

 Originality/value: The positive views of ESL students have implications for curriculum designers and instructors in that they highlight the need to rethink and redesignitheilearningimaterials to incorporateie-LearningiopportunitiesiforiESListudentsito explore.

Keywords: e-Learning, Technology Acceptance, ESL e- Learning, TVET Students, e-Learning for ESL, e-Learning Readiness