Effectiveness of Blended Approach in Teaching and Learning of Language Skills in Saudi Context: A Case Study

Autor/in	Ahmad, Jameel
Titel	Effectiveness of Blended Approach in Teaching and Learning of Language Skills in Saudi Context: A Case Study
Quelle	In: English Language Teaching, 14 (2021) 11, S.118-127 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1916-4742
Schlagwörter	Teaching Methods; Blended Learning; Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; English (Second Language); Instructional Effectiveness; Learning Processes; Language Teachers; Online Courses; Teacher Attitudes; Technological Literacy; Conventional Instruction; Independent Study; Learning Experience; COVID-19; Pandemics; Case Studies; Foreign Countries; Saudi Arabia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Unterrichtserfolg; Learning process; Lernprozess; Language teacher; Sprachunterricht; Online course; Online-Kurs; Lehrerverhalten; Technisches Wissen; Selbststudium; Lernerfahrung; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Ausland; Saudi-Arabien
Abstract	The blended approach serves as an effective interface between web-based and face-to-face teaching and learning of language skills. It offers the best of both and commoditizes broad-based teaching and learning avenues thereby bringing the whole teaching and learning process to life. An empirical study conducted on EFL/ESP teachers and learners of Saudi universities indicates that adopting a fully online or a fully offline approach is not as effective as a blended approach. The overwhelming majority of the respondents illustrate that a blended approach offers a rich variety of alternatives combining both online and offline platforms. It is also evident from the findings of the current study that even a technophobic teacher of the old generation can enrich his pedagogical effectiveness while navigating and integrating a vast variety of authentic online resources in his face-to-face teaching. Nevertheless, a learner can also learn language skills effectively by interacting with the dynamic instructors in a face-to-face environment and by repeatedly using online audio-video learning resources at his convenient time. In fact, modern learners are becoming more tech-savvy owing to an exponential growth of Internet usage during the current pandemic of COVID-19, and hence willing to embrace digital learning to enhance their learning experiences. So, let both get intertwined and go hand in hand to revitalize both teaching and learning activities. The amalgamation of the interactive dynamic environment of offline and individualized/independent learning online offers a rounded learning experience. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01