Enhancing Students' Language Skills through Blended Learning

Autor/in	Banditvilai, Choosri
Titel	Enhancing Students' Language Skills through Blended Learning
Quelle	In: Electronic Journal of e-Learning, 14 (2016) 3, S.220-229 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1479-4403
Schlagwörter	Language Skills; Blended Learning; Case Studies; Asians; Foreign Countries; College Students; English for Special Purposes; Electronic Learning; Learning Strategies; Teaching Methods; Listening Skills; Speech Skills; Reading Skills; Writing Skills; Academic Achievement; Student Attitudes; Comparative Analysis; Experimental Groups; Control Groups; Outcomes of Education; Independent Study; Learning Motivation; Personal Autonomy; Educational Attitudes; Majors (Students); Achievement Tests; Questionnaires; Semi Structured Interviews; Conventional Instruction; Data Analysis; Pretests Posttests; English Curriculum; Language Tests; Second Language Learning; Thailand; Test of English for International Communication + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Language skill; Sprachkompetenz; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Asian; Asiat; Asiatin; Asiaten; Asiate; Ausland; Collegestudent; Learning methode; Learning techniques; Lernmethode; Lernstrategie; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Mündliche Leistung; Sprachfertigkeit; Reading skill; Lesefertigkeit; Writing skill; Schreibfertigkeit; Schulleistung; Schülerverhalten; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Selbststudium; Motivation for studies; Lernmotivation; Individuelle Autonomie; Educational attitude; Bildungsverhalten; Erziehungseinstellung; Achievement test; Achievement; Testing; Test; Tests; Leistungsbeurteilung; Leistungsüberprüfung; Leistung; Testdurchführung; Testen; Fragebogen; Auswertung; Language test; Sprachtest; Zweitsprachenerwerb
Abstract	This paper presents a case study of using blended learning to enhance students' language skills and learner autonomy in an Asian university environment. Blended learning represents an educational environment for much of the world where computers and the Internet are readily available. It combines self-study with valuable face-to-face interaction with a teacher. This study puts the spotlight on learning outcomes in an English for Specific Purposes (ESP) class in Thailand in which e-learning strategies are used in parallel with traditional classroom language teaching methods of the four language learning skills. These skills are listening, speaking, reading and writing. The achievements and attitudes of students were compared between the control group and the experimental group to measure the potential of available technology to develop language skills and learner autonomy. The findings from this study show that online practice is directly beneficial to enhance the four language learning skills as well as autonomous learning and learner motivation. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01