The Effects of Blended Learning and Smart Technologies on English Language Teaching The practices, perceptions, attitudes, and challenges of the EFL teachers from tertiary education in Republic of Macedonia

Serafimovska, Simona (2019) The Effects of Blended Learning and Smart Technologies on English Language Teaching The practices, perceptions, attitudes, and challenges of the EFL teachers from tertiary education in Republic of Macedonia. Masters thesis, University American College Skopje.

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Abstract

Blended learning is a combination of online integration and face-to-face learning that complement one another to enhance and support learning. It is widely used by non-English speakers to improve their English writing and speaking skills. This thesis aims to outline the significance of using a blended learning approach as a supplement to the face to face learning in English language teaching and to understand the perception, the attitudes, and the challenges of the EFL teachers from tertiary education in Republic of Macedonia, regarding blended learning in English language teaching. The thesis looks at the reasons for applying multimedia technology to English language teaching, growth of ELT through technology, benefits of incorporating technology into learning, multimedia technology application for English teaching, problems that arise from multimedia technology application, the benefits of using new technology to teach English, blended learning history and finally, the first chapter concludes with some of the latest innovations and trends in English Language Teaching. The second chapter looks at the previous work done by other blended learning experts upon which a blended variety is discussed which is followed by blended learning implementation, technological descriptions and categories and the various blended learning models at university level.
Finally, the paper critically analyses the benefits of using blended learning over other methods of learning while acquiring knowledge about a new language. Questionnaires were used as a data collection method where 20 respondents filled them in, and the results were returned electronically. The questionnaire consisted of 22 questions out of which 4 were general while 18 directly related to the application of modern technologies in the study of the English language, the respondents were university professors. There are a variety of models to choose from and yet no blended learning model is ready-made to be used to teach the English language. This creates challenges for the teachers that are still new to the blended learning idea. This paper aims to assist teachers from Universities in the Republic of N. Macedonia to choose the right blended learning model that can be incorporated in the EFL classroom depending on their syllabi. Several teaching models address numerous technological options for teaching.

Item Type:	Thesis (Masters)
Subjects:	Humanities > Languages and literature
Divisions:	Faculty of Philology
Depositing User:	Simona Serafimovska
Date Deposited:	29 Aug 2023 08:28
Last Modified:	29 Aug 2023 08:28
URI:	https://eprints.ugd.edu.mk/id/eprint/32092

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