Document Type : Original Research Paper
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Assistant professor of computer usage in language teaching, Department of English Language, University of Al-Zahra, Tehran, Iran.
Abstract
One of major concerns of human beings regardless of their religion or school of thought is to observe ethical issues. This paper discusses the issue and lays emphasis on observing ethical matters in teaching in virtual learning environments in general and computer assisted language learning in particular. The paper tries to throw light on the current status of observing ethical issues in virtual learning environments and drawing both instructors and students’ attention to this issue. The research has been conducted by using two questionnaires one given to students and the other to instructors. Data analysis revealed that majority of instructors observed ethical issues when confronted with students’ personal details. Students were most sensitive regarding disclosing their personal photos in these virtual environments; however, they were comfortable if their personal details were controlled by the instructors. The Chi-Square test showed no substantial difference between gender and observing ethical issues in virtual learning environments.
Highlights
Computer assisted language learning instructors observed ethical issues when confronted with students’ personal data in virtual learning environments.
Students in these virtual learning environments were most sensitive toward disclosing their personal photos.
Students were not concerned regarding checking their personal information by instructors.
There was no statistically significant difference between gender and observing ethical issues in virtual learning environments.
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