Predicting SLA Students’ Behavioral Intentions to Use Multimedia Web-Based English Learning Systems

Abstract

In this study, a multimedia web -based Englis h learning (MWBEL) system is implemented to assist undergraduate English learning as second language acquisition (SLA). The objective s of this study are to help the MWBEL system developers and university staffs to recognize what factors actually influence college student’s intention s to use such a virtual learning environment. The research results indicate that students in SLA courses hold positive motivations towards the MWBEL system and exposed a possible benefit from its use in the long run. However, the y also convey some negative opinions of the MWBEL system, suggesting additional improvement of the relative underlying factors of multimedia web -based English learning .