EFFECTS OF APPLICATION OF DIGITAL COURSEBOOKS ON EFL LEARNERS’ MOTIVATION

Abstract

The main aim of this study ‘Effects of Application of Digital Coursebooks on EFL Learners’ Motivation’ is to find out whether using digital coursebooks have a role on EFL learners’ motivation. Using digital coursebooks is almost unavoidable in this century which is surrounded by various kinds of digital tools. Thus, the effects of digital coursebooks were seen to be necessary to be investigated in this study. For this study that was carried out, 80 participants, 41 of whom were male while 39 of whom were female students in the prep school in 2022-2023, were asked 20 questions of a Likert type of a questionnaire. This is a small- scale quantitative study with a questionnaire assessing the participants’ views on using digital coursebooks in EFL classes to find out the effects on their motivation. The statistical analysis revealed that using digital coursebooks had a positive impact on students although many of them still prefer printed books to digital versions of them. The findings of the study point out that application of digital coursebooks is a beneficial source of digital classroom material.