Exploring the Perceptions of Novice Spanish Students in Blended Courses
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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11956/101840Identifikátory
ISSN: 2336-6702
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- Číslo 1 [13]
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2018Nakladatel
Univerzita Karlova, Filozofická fakultaZdrojový dokument
Studie z aplikované lingvistiky - Studies in Applied LinguisticsRok vydání periodika: 2018
Ročník periodika: 9
Číslo periodika: 1
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/Klíčová slova (anglicky)
blended leaning, face-to-face instruction, foreign language teaching, hybrid teaching, novice learnersThe present research aims to gauge novice college Spanish students’ perceptions of blended courses
to help the design and teaching of blended learning. Blended learning shifts from teacher-centered
classes to a learner-centered focus (Hartman, Dziuban & Moskal, 1999; Morgan 2002). There is also
more emphasis on peer-to-peer learning (Collis, 2003) since information can be easily shared. The participants
of the study had no prior experience taking blended courses. The 14 participants were given
an anonymous questionnaire at the end of the semester to explore their perceptions of hybrid learning
in order to enhance the set-up of the courses. The questionnaire consisted of open- and closedended
questions. The findings of the study revealed moderately positive attitudes towards blended
courses. Finally, after analyzing the participants’ discourse, some suggestions for the design and instruction of future blended courses were outlined, especially for novice foreign language learners.