Document Type : Research Paper
Authors
1 Assistant Professor, Department of English, Faculty of Humanities, Ahvaz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz, Iran
2 PhD in Applied Linguistics (TEFL); Department of English, Shahrekord Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shahrekord, Iran
3 Department of English, Faculty of Humanities, Ahvaz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz, Iran
Abstract
As education is remodeled to online solutions, instructors and students must adapt their teaching and learning materials. This study inspected how Iranian EFL learners' attitudes toward electronic learning, self-regulated online learning (OL), boredom, and English language achievement were affected by academic simplified materials. To do this, 70 intermediate volunteers were chosen using a quasi-experimental study method based on a convenience sampling method. Two experimental groups (EGs) (one for simplified texts and the other for authentic texts) were selected. Next, both groups took the pretests on general English, boredom, and self-regulated learning (SRL). Then, one group was trained in 12 simplified reading texts by online instruction, while the other group was trained in 12 authentic texts without using online teaching. After the treatment sessions, both groups took the general English, boredom, and SRL posttests. Finally, a questionnaire was administered to the subjects of the simplified group to explore their general viewpoints about applying simplification and simplified materials. The analyses depicted substantial differences amongst the posttests of the groups in favor of the simplified group. The outcomes depicted that the simplified group considerably outflanked the authentic group on the posttests. Besides, the analyses demonstrated that Iranian EFL learners had positive attitudes toward teaching simplified texts via online instruction.
Keywords
- Attitudes
- Authentic Materials
- Boredom
- Language Achievement
- Self-Regulated Online Learning
- Simplified Materials
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