ELT instructors’ attitudes towards the use of Blended Learning in tertiary level English language programs

Journal Title: Journal of Human Sciences - Year 2016, Vol 13, Issue 1

Abstract

The aim of this study is to find the attitudes of language instructors towards blended learning at English Language Program of a foundation university, and to find out the nature of Schoology, a learning management system, for blended learning purposes. The participants were 35 English language instructors working at the foundation university in Turkey. A questionnaire developed by Moukali (2012) was used as a data collection tool in this study. The findings revealed that the English language instructors working for tertiary level English Language Program have a positive attitude towards blended learning. On the other hand, the opinions of the participants to make blended learning more successful in language teaching and learning environments were reflected comprehensively in the study

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Şaban Çepik, Kemal Gönen, Mustafa Kemal Sazak

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Şaban Çepik, Kemal Gönen, Mustafa Kemal Sazak (2016). ELT instructors’ attitudes towards the use of Blended Learning in tertiary level English language programs. Journal of Human Sciences, 13(1), 1715-1730. https://www.europub.co.uk/articles/-A-643942