Mehri Farzaneh; Farzaneh Khodabandeh; Ehsan Rezvani
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This study investigates the impact of computer-supported input enhancement techniques on the mastery of parallel structures in essay writing among EFL learners within the contexts of flipped online and face-to-face instruction. A comparative analysis of the effectiveness of these techniques is conducted ...
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This study investigates the impact of computer-supported input enhancement techniques on the mastery of parallel structures in essay writing among EFL learners within the contexts of flipped online and face-to-face instruction. A comparative analysis of the effectiveness of these techniques is conducted between the two instructional settings. The research involved 75 participants, randomly divided into three groups: flipped online (n=25), flipped face-to-face (n=23), and a control group (n=27). In the flipped online class, students accessed pre-recorded videos one week before class and received online feedback on their essays. In the flipped face-to-face class, students received printed notes highlighting relevant structures for each session. The control group followed their regular instructional method without any specific intervention. At the semester's conclusion, all participants completed a post-test essay assessment to evaluate their proficiency in utilizing parallel structures. The findings reveal that the flipped online group demonstrated the highest proficiency in employing parallel structures, emphasizing the efficacy of computer-supported input enhancement techniques in the online, flipped approach. Additionally, the flipped face-to-face group exhibited improvement compared to the control group, highlighting the potential benefits of input enhancement in the face-to-face flipped approach. These results offer empirical evidence supporting the effectiveness of input enhancement techniques and underscore the significance of explicit instruction and practice in language learning. The integration of these techniques by language instructors and curriculum developers holds promise for enhancing the acquisition and application of parallel structures in language learning settings.
Parisa Arabloo; Fatemeh Hemmati; Afsar Rouhi; Farzaneh Khodabandeh
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The present study sought to explore whether the incorporation of the integration of technology and project-based learning into the mainstream English teaching classrooms contributes to the development of critical thinking and problem solving, as two skills essential for 21st century English learning. ...
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The present study sought to explore whether the incorporation of the integration of technology and project-based learning into the mainstream English teaching classrooms contributes to the development of critical thinking and problem solving, as two skills essential for 21st century English learning. To accomplish such an objective, 35 Iranian learners of English were assigned to an experimental and a control group in a quasi-experimental study. Along with benefiting from a multi-skill textbook-oriented language instruction, which was the conventional teaching method of the class, the participants in the experimental group dealt with a variety of small- and large-scale technology-aided projects. The control group’s participants, on the other hand, received a multi-skill textbook-oriented language instruction in the absence of any technology-aided projects. The comparative analysis of the control and experimental groups’ performance on the critical thinking and problem solving pre- and post-treatment measures revealed a significant impact for the study treatment in improving the participants’ critical thinking and problem solving in English learning classes.The findings of the current study may be beneficial to those interested in exploring the contribution of technology to the modern educational system. Material developers and syllabus designers could also use the results of the study to augment their instructional packages for technology-assisted project based English learning.
