Blended Learning and Student Satisfaction: An Investigation into an EAP Writing Course

Autor/in	Abbas, Zainab Ibrahim
Titel	Blended Learning and Student Satisfaction: An Investigation into an EAP Writing Course
Quelle	In: Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 9 (2018) 1, S.102-105 (4 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2203-4714
Schlagwörter	Blended Learning; Student Attitudes; Teaching Methods; English for Academic Purposes; Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Writing Instruction; Foreign Countries; Conventional Instruction; Distance Education; Teacher Student Relationship; Peer Relationship; Questionnaires; College Students; College Faculty; Iraq + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schülerverhalten; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Schreibunterricht; Ausland; Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Teacher student relationships; Lehrer-Schüler-Beziehung; Peer-Beziehungen; Fragebogen; Collegestudent; Fakultät; Irak
Abstract	This paper investigates students satisfaction in a blended English writing course for Academic Purposes in Iraq. Blended learning is a novel mode of approaching education and learning in Iraq so it is very relevant to attempt to determine what factors can help it its success. Its novelty comes not from its use of online platforms such as Moodle but blending the traditional face-to face approach and distance teaching in a way that foster critical thinking and ongoing participation of the students. Different factors were emphasized and investigated regarding satisfaction, among them, the instructor-student and student-student interaction, in addition to the pedagogical aspect of the course. Student's background such as their job and age and family status were not considered in this study. A modified questionnaire of student's satisfaction in an online course was used to determine the approximate of satisfaction. The result of the research helped the administration office to apply some improvements to the newly-founded blended courses in Iraq. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01