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The concern of this paper is a semi-experimental study designed to investigate the Saudi students' perceived reactions to Computer Assisted Class Discussion CACD as a facilitator of communicative interaction through the administration of a debriefing questionnaire and a semi-structured focus group interview post session. The implementation of CACD in Saudi classrooms has particular relevance to the Saudi learners because it cuts out the potential for the cultural problems which might be imposed on the Saudi students if they were asked to communicate with learners from outside the institution. The study took place in the Madinah College of Technology (MCT), Saudi Arabia with the cooperation of eight Saudi male students (four dyads) of intermediate level who interacted with one another in synchronous mode (MSN Messenger) over the course of three weeks. They attempted to jointly complete three tasks: two information-gap and one decision making. The data suggests that participants described the experience as useful, valid and enjoyable and claimed that it was basically a stressfree experience. The fact that participants favored the experience of CACD over traditional oral faceto-face F2F classrooms indicates that CACD would be welcomed in Saudi EFL classes. Given these results, the study indicates that there could be a significant role for CACD as a vehicle for communicative interaction in Saudi EFL classes.

Saudi Students' Perceived Attitudes Toward Computer-assisted Class Discussion CACD as a vehicle for Communicative Interaction