Characteristics     1. Gender N Percent Male 11 69.4 Female 25 30.6 2. Current academic year     1st  - 2nd 2 5.6 3rd  - 4th 20 55.6 5th  -6th 10 27.7 Postgraduate 4 11.1 3. High School     Gifted 6 17.1 Non-gifted 30 82.9 4. University academic performance Mean SD Cumulative GPA 7.2 0.6 The last semester’s GPA 7.7 0.6 The latest grade in English 7.3 1.6 5. Self-reported English proficiency*     Listening 3.4 0.8 Speaking 3.6 1.0 Reading 3.2 0.8 Writing 3.6 0.7 6. IT conditions     6.1. Having Desktop vs. Laptop N Percent Laptop 30 83.3 Desktop 10 27.8 6.2. Access to computer & internet** Mean SD Ease of computer access 4.1 0.9 Ease of internet access 4.0 0.8 7. Computer and internet use     Computer use (hr/day) 5.6 3.4 Internet use (hr/day) 5.3 3.4 Frequency of daily computer use*** 4.3 0.6 Frequency of daily internet use*** 4.3 0.6 Daily study time using computer and internet (hr) 3.0 2.0 Daily study time using computer and internet (hr) 3.0 2.0 8. Time spent for distance learning (hr/day) 2.7 1.7 9. Ever taken a distance training course N 11 Percent 30.6 * 5: excellent, 4: outstanding, 3: good, 2: fair, 1: weak. ** 5: whenever; 4: very easy; 3: easy; 2: not easy; 1: can’t. *** 5: very often; 4: often; 3: sometimes; 2: rarely; 1: none.

Table 1: Characteristics and learning condition of participants.