EFL students' perceptions of self-regulated language learning through information and communication technologies in a university context

This study was conducted to scrutinize learners' self-regulated language learning (SRLL) with Information and Communication Technologies (ICT). This mixed-method research also aims to investigate participants' perceptions of SRLL by means of ICT. Additionally, their SRLL through ICT devices were examined depending on their age, gender, high school background, and department. In this research, data was gathered from 133 participants in the Foreign Languages High school at Erciyes University in Kayseri. The quantitative data was gathered through ICT use for the SRLL scale. In order to conduct the quantitative data descriptive analysis, inferential statistics and correlational statistics were used. Additionally, qualitative data was gathered through an interview which consists of five semi-structured questions. The data analysis from both the questionnaire and the interview data indicated that Turkish EFL learners have moderate and positive perceptions of SRLL by means of ICT. Additionally, there was no statistically significant difference between participants' gender and age and their ICT use for SRLL. On the other hand, there was a significant difference between participants' ICT use for goal commitment self-regulation and their high school background and their department. Finally, correlational results indicated that all of the sub-scales have relationships between each of them.