Investigating EFL Teachers and Students' Attitudes and Perceptions towards Blended Learning of Writing Skill: The Case of Third-year students at The Department of English at M'sila University
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2022-06
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UNIVERSITY OF MOHAMED BOUDIAF
Abstract
Abstract
Blended learning has received an increasing interest in many fields, most importantly in the
field of education. After the spread of Covid 19 epidemic, all countries around the world have
witnessed a long lasting standstill where the educational system has shifted from the
traditional learning in the classroom to the electronic learning through online platforms. The
present study aims at investigating students' as well as teachers' perceptions towards blended
learning mainly the writing skill. An exploratory investigation was undertaken using two
questionnaires. The first one was administered with a sample of 60 third year English students
at M'sila University, while the second survey was delivered to the department's written
expression teachers. The obtained data were analyzed both quantitatively and qualitatively.
The findings revealed that most EFL teachers and students have negative attitudes towards BL
when it comes to the writing skill. The results indicate that learning writing skill through
online platforms is ineffective, unlike the traditional face to face learning in which the
majority of students believe that BL did not provide them with more writing opportunities.
Besides, it did not motivate them to spark their interaction as well as their performance and
failed to make learning process more successful and effective.
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Key words: Blended learning; writing skill; Face-to-face learning; writing opportunities; online platforms; perceptions