Enhancing EFL Learners' Writing Capability in a Blended Learning Environment: The Effects of Learning Styles
This study investigated the effectiveness of practicing writing in a blended learning environment. Sixty upper-intermediate EFL learners were selected to participate in this study. They were randomly assigned into four groups including: Extroverted-blended, introverted-blended, Extroverted-tradit...
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2017-11-01
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| description | This study investigated the effectiveness of practicing writing in a blended learning
environment. Sixty upper-intermediate EFL learners were selected to participate in this study. They
were randomly assigned into four groups including: Extroverted-blended, introverted-blended,
Extroverted-traditional and Introverted-traditional. These groups were shaped based on the learners’
learning style including Extroversion and Introversion and their participation in a blended learning
Environment and traditional language classes. In the blended learning environment, they practiced
learning writing skills using different media and technology while in the traditional learning
environment, they did that without using these tools. The results showed that the extroverts performed
better than the introverts and the learners in the blended learning environment performed better than
those in the traditional learning environment. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-80a2d13560574e94b48a8176b4915b762022-12-21T22:31:34ZengLasting Impressions PressInternational Journal of English Language and Translation Studies2308-54602308-54602017-11-010503201209Enhancing EFL Learners' Writing Capability in a Blended Learning Environment: The Effects of Learning StylesEsmail Zainadiny Mofrad0Velayat University of Iranshahr Sistan and Baluchestan Province IranThis study investigated the effectiveness of practicing writing in a blended learning environment. Sixty upper-intermediate EFL learners were selected to participate in this study. They were randomly assigned into four groups including: Extroverted-blended, introverted-blended, Extroverted-traditional and Introverted-traditional. These groups were shaped based on the learners’ learning style including Extroversion and Introversion and their participation in a blended learning Environment and traditional language classes. In the blended learning environment, they practiced learning writing skills using different media and technology while in the traditional learning environment, they did that without using these tools. The results showed that the extroverts performed better than the introverts and the learners in the blended learning environment performed better than those in the traditional learning environment.http://www.eltsjournal.org/archive/value5%20issue3/23-5-3-17.pdfWritingIntrovertsExtrovertsBlended LearningTraditional Classroom |
| spellingShingle | Esmail Zainadiny Mofrad Enhancing EFL Learners' Writing Capability in a Blended Learning Environment: The Effects of Learning Styles International Journal of English Language and Translation Studies Writing Introverts Extroverts Blended Learning Traditional Classroom |
| title | Enhancing EFL Learners' Writing Capability in a Blended Learning Environment: The Effects of Learning Styles |
| title_full | Enhancing EFL Learners' Writing Capability in a Blended Learning Environment: The Effects of Learning Styles |
| title_fullStr | Enhancing EFL Learners' Writing Capability in a Blended Learning Environment: The Effects of Learning Styles |
| title_full_unstemmed | Enhancing EFL Learners' Writing Capability in a Blended Learning Environment: The Effects of Learning Styles |
| title_short | Enhancing EFL Learners' Writing Capability in a Blended Learning Environment: The Effects of Learning Styles |
| title_sort | enhancing efl learners writing capability in a blended learning environment the effects of learning styles |
| topic | Writing Introverts Extroverts Blended Learning Traditional Classroom |
| url | http://www.eltsjournal.org/archive/value5%20issue3/23-5-3-17.pdf |
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