Enhancing Students' English and Digital Literacies through Online Courses: Benefits and Challenges

Autor/inn/en	Aba Sha'ar, Mohammed Yassin Mohd; Buddharat, Chamaiporn; Singhasuwan, Phanit
Titel	Enhancing Students' English and Digital Literacies through Online Courses: Benefits and Challenges
Quelle	In: Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, 23 (2022) 3, S.154-178, Artikel 10 (25 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Aba Sha'ar, Mohammed Yassin Mohd) ORCID (Buddharat, Chamaiporn) ORCID (Singhasuwan, Phanit)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Schlagwörter	Online Courses; Technological Literacy; English (Second Language); Program Effectiveness; Language Proficiency; Student Attitudes; Teacher Role; Teaching Methods; Teacher Competencies; Foreign Countries; Second Language Instruction; Access to Education; Undergraduate Students; Educational Technology; Technology Uses in Education; Thailand + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Online course; Online-Kurs; Technisches Wissen; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Schülerverhalten; Lehrerrolle; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Lehrkunst; Ausland; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Unterrichtsmedien; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen
Abstract	This study aims to examine the benefits of incorporating online courses, MyELT, for General English (GE) curricula and to investigate the challenges that negatively affect the expediency of the courses in improving the students' English proficiency and digital literacy. 351 participants were randomly selected and responded to a questionnaire and out of which 15 were conveniently selected for a semi-structured interview. Qualitative data was also collected through personal journaling to record hidden challenges for the expediency of MyELT. The data were analyzed through descriptive statistics and content analysis. The findings correlated and revealed that MyELT courses were beneficial in their flexibility as they helped fulfilling GE courses' description and proportionately improved students' English proficiency and digital literacy. Neither students' perceptions nor teachers' roles and background were challenging factors. The expediency of MyELT was, thus, challenged by four factors namely: teachers' teaching practices, their inability to mentor students' performance which further instigated some students to do unethical practices, the company system of accessibility, and MyELT courses content. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Anadolu University. Office of the Rector, Eskisehir, 26470, Turkey. Tel: +90-222-335-34-53; Fax: +90-222-335-34-86; e-mail: rektor@anadolu.edu.tr; e-mail: TOJDE@anadolu.edu.tr; Web site: http://tojde.anadolu.edu.tr/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01