Investigating the Effectiveness of Blended Learning Approach and Perceptions of EFL Learners' Listening Performance at the Saudi Electronic University

2019-11-28
Investigating the Effectiveness of Blended Learning Approach and Perceptions of EFL Learners' Listening Performance at the Saudi Electronic University

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  • Author: Malak Ibraheem Al-Mansour ; supervisor Majid Al-Khataybeh
  • Publisher: (Ph.D.)-Al-Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, 2019
  • ISBN:
  • Category : Foreign Language Study
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 280

Abstract This study focuses on the use of the blended learning approach in the Saudi EFL context, investigating the advantages and disadvantages of its application in Saudi Electronic University, against a more conventional approach used at Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University. This study also investigates perceptions of students concerning this particular approach. The opinions of instructors are also surveyed in order to identify the challenges and obstacles that they have found in employing it. The study also examines possible differences in performance by comparing five colleges where the approach has been used. For this purpose, 475 students and 12 instructors participated in this study who were studying or working in either SEU or Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University during the first semester of the academic year 1439/1440 from Riyadh female campus. The findings indicated that the students’ results are better using the blended learning approach in their listening performance, also there is a statistically significant difference in the students’ satisfaction in the listening course between the conventional method which is used at Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University and the blended learning approach at Saudi Electronic University in favor of blended learning approach at the SEU, and there is a strongly statistically significant difference in students’listening performance between colleges in favour of college of science and theoretical studies. Finally, the study suggests that further research should be conducted on the use BL in teaching other language skills such as, reading, speaking and writing. Key words: Blended learning, listening performance, Saudi Electronic University

Teaching and learning in higher education: The role of emotion and cognition

2023-07-24
Teaching and learning in higher education: The role of emotion and cognition

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  • Author: Jian-Hong Ye
  • Publisher: Frontiers Media SA
  • ISBN: 2832530354
  • Category : Science
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 428

Visions and Concepts for Education 4.0

2021-02-05
Visions and Concepts for Education 4.0

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  • Author: Michael E. Auer
  • Publisher: Springer Nature
  • ISBN: 3030672093
  • Category : Technology & Engineering
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 572

This book contains papers in the fields of Interactive, Collaborative, and Blended Learning; Technology-Supported Learning; Education 4.0; Pedagogical and Psychological Issues. With growing calls for affordable and quality education worldwide, we are currently witnessing a significant transformation in the development of post-secondary education and pedagogical practices. Higher education is undergoing innovative transformations to respond to our urgent needs. The change is hastened by the global pandemic that is currently underway. The 9th International Conference on Interactive, Collaborative, and Blended Learning: Visions and Concepts for Education 4.0 was conducted in an online format at McMaster University, Canada, from 14th to 15th October 2020, to deliberate and share the innovations and strategies. This conference’s main objectives were to discuss guidelines and new concepts for engineering education in higher education institutions, including emerging technologies in learning; to debate new conference format in worldwide pandemic and post-pandemic conditions; and to discuss new technology-based tools and resources that drive the education in non-traditional ways such as Education 4.0. Since its beginning in 2007, this conference is devoted to new learning approaches with a focus on applications and experiences in the fields of interactive, collaborative, and blended learning and related new technologies. Currently, the ICBL conferences are forums to exchange recent trends, research findings, and disseminate practical experiences in collaborative and blended learning, and engineering pedagogy. The conference bridges the gap between ‘pure’ scientific research and the everyday work of educators. Interested readership includes policymakers, academics, educators, researchers in pedagogy and learning theory, school teachers, industry-centric educators, continuing education practitioners, etc.

Preparing for Blended E-learning

2007-04-25
Preparing for Blended E-learning

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  • Author: Allison Littlejohn
  • Publisher: Routledge
  • ISBN: 1134140746
  • Category : Education
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 270

Blended and online learning skills are rapidly becoming essential for effective teaching and learning in universities and colleges. Covering theory where useful but maintaining an emphasis on practice, this book provides teachers and lecturers with an accessible introduction to e-learning. Beginning by exploring the meaning of 'e-learning', it supports tutors in identifying how they plan to use technology to support courses that blend online and face-to-face interactions. Illustrated by a range of case of studies, the book covers: designing quality, appropriate effective and online learning efficient and sustainable e-learning activity providing appropriate feedback to learners devising student activities and sourcing learning resources managing online and offline interactions Packed with practical advice and ideas, this book provides the core skills and knowledge that teachers in HE and FE need when starting out and further developing their teaching course design for blended and online learning.

Teaching & Researching: Computer-Assisted Language Learning

2013-11-04
Teaching & Researching: Computer-Assisted Language Learning

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  • Author: Ken Beatty
  • Publisher: Routledge
  • ISBN: 1317862880
  • Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 304

Computers play a crucial and rapidly evolving role in education, particularly in the area of language learning. Far from being a tool mimicking a textbook or teacher, Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL) has the power to transform language learning through the pioneering application of innovative research and practices. Technological innovation creates opportunities to revisit old ideas, conduct new research and challenge established beliefs, meaning that the field is constantly undergoing change. This fully revised second edition brings teachers and researchers up-to-date by offering: A comprehensive overview of CALL and current research issues Step-by-step instructions on conducting research projects in CALL Extensive resources in the form of contacts, websites and free software references A glossary of terms related to CALL Closely linked to other branches of study such as autonomy in language learning and computer science, CALL is at the cutting edge of current research directions. This book is essential reading for all teachers and researchers interested in using CALL to make language learning a richer, more productive and more enjoyable task. Ken Beatty has taught at colleges and universities in Canada, Asia and the Middle East. His publications include more than 100 textbooks for learning English as a Second Language, as well as various websites, CD-ROMs and educational videos.

The Roles of Social Media in Education: Affective, Behavioral, and Cognitive Dimensions

2023-10-24
The Roles of Social Media in Education: Affective, Behavioral, and Cognitive Dimensions

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  • Author: Hung Phu Bui
  • Publisher: Frontiers Media SA
  • ISBN: 2832536484
  • Category : Science
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 206

technologies, in education. A large body of research has attempted to measure the extent to which social media change human communication. In education, researchers and educators have employed social media to increase students’ engagement inside and outside the classroom. They have been exploring the effects of the use of social media on the learning outcome, and learners’ beliefs and experiences. However, some of their endeavors are inconclusive. As the effects of social media in education are context-sensitive, research results reflecting different contexts around the world will contribute to the literature on social media and education. Student engagement in learning, a growing interest in educational research, is widely believed to contribute to the success of learning. The contemporary literature shows that students can engage in learning affectively, behaviorally, and cognitively. Recent studies are also interested in using technology to mediate students’ social and metacognitive engagement in learning. As student engagement is a multidimensional area, interdisciplinary studies have recently expanded their literature. The use of social media to increase student engagement in learning remains underexplored.

Computer-Assisted Language Learning

1997-03-20
Computer-Assisted Language Learning

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  • Author: Michael Levy
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press
  • ISBN: 9780198236313
  • Category : Computers
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 318

Gives a comprehensive overview of the field including historical and interdisciplinary perspectives. Looks at the relationship between the theory and application of Computer-Assisted Language Learning. Describes how the computer is conceptualized as both tutor and tool, and discusses the implications for computer programming, language teaching, and learning. So far the development of Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL) has been fragmented. The points of departure for CALL projects have been enormously varied, and when the projects have been written up, they rarely refer to those that have gone before. Michael Levy addresses this shortcoming, setting CALL work into a context, both historical and interdisciplinary. He is the first person in the field to consider CALL as a body of work. He also aims to identify themes and patterns of development that relate contemporary CALL to earlier projects. The author goes on to explore how CALL practitioners have conceptualized the use of the computer in language teaching and learning. He achieves this through a detailed review of the literature, and through the results of an international CALL Survey, where key CALL practitioners from 18 countries respond to questions on aspects of CALL materials development. Drawn from this rich source of information on actual CALL practice, Michael Levy analyses and expands on a tutor-tool framework. He shows this to be of value for a better understanding of methodology, integration of CALL into the curriculum, the role of the teacher and learner, and evaluation.

EFL Learners' Task Perceptions and Agency in Blended Learning

2022-09-05
EFL Learners' Task Perceptions and Agency in Blended Learning

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  • Author: Joannis Kaliampos
  • Publisher: Narr Francke Attempto Verlag
  • ISBN: 3823303848
  • Category : Literary Criticism
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 381

How does foreign language learners' agency emerge at the micro-level of classroom activity during the enactment of digitally-enhanced tasks, and how do these learners exercise their agency digitally within and beyond the classroom? Drawing on research in task-based and computer-assisted language learning, this mixed-methods study uncovers key dimensions of "learner agency" - a newcomer to the field of language teaching methodology and applied linguistics. The analysis centers on three case studies of teenage students' perceptions and handling of digitally-enhanced language learning tasks. These are complemented with a Germany-wide questionnaire survey among participants in the U.S. Embassy School Election Project - an intercultural, blended language learning project that has drawn over 15,000 participants since 2012.

Blended Learning Environments for Adults: Evaluations and Frameworks

2012-04-30
Blended Learning Environments for Adults: Evaluations and Frameworks

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  • Author: Anastasiades, Panagiotes S.
  • Publisher: IGI Global
  • ISBN: 1466609400
  • Category : Education
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 341

"This book demonstrates the view that Information and Communication Technologies should not be considered as a neutral teaching medium, but instead be implemented under pedagogical conditions; aiming at the development of critical thinking through their creative integration into the social and cultural context"--

Dissertation Abstracts International

2007
Dissertation Abstracts International

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  • ISBN:
  • Category : Dissertations, Academic
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 614