A Comparative Analysis of Perceived Advantages and Disadvantages of Online Learning
The use of electronic media has increased dramatically in the past decade due to the general increase in digitization of global societies. This trend has been recently enhanced by the COVID-19 occurrence and following forced implementation of various forms of eLearning into university curricula, inc...
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| description | The use of electronic media has increased dramatically in the past decade due to the general increase in digitization of global societies. This trend has been recently enhanced by the COVID-19 occurrence and following forced implementation of various forms of eLearning into university curricula, including all forms of second language (L2) acquisition. The present study focuses on the evaluation of perceived advantages and disadvantages of online L2 acquisition via electronic media by university students of the Czech Republic (n = 114) and Poland (n = 121). The research methodology was an online questionnaire asking the users of digital media for L2 acquisition about their perceived advantages and disadvantages regarding the use of print and digital media and their potential impact on their L2 acquisition. To understand their evaluation is crucial as it could lead to increased motivation or demotivation to learn a foreign language. The results clearly show that the students realize the drawbacks of digital media and this could lead to their dissatisfaction and frustration when they have to use these media excessively. The implications of the findings could be helpful and necessary for various course designers, curricula makers, and course tutors as they are responsible for the smooth implementation of various digital tools into the educational process. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ca5d28782d6249749892bfdcd1b010802023-11-17T09:38:19ZengMDPI AGBehavioral Sciences2076-328X2023-03-0113326210.3390/bs13030262A Comparative Analysis of Perceived Advantages and Disadvantages of Online LearningMarcel Pikhart0Blanka Klimova1Anna Cierniak-Emerych2Szymon Dziuba3Faculty of Informatics and Management, University of Hradec Kralove, 500 03 Hradec Králové, Czech RepublicFaculty of Informatics and Management, University of Hradec Kralove, 500 03 Hradec Králové, Czech RepublicFaculty of Informatics and Management, Wroclaw University of Economics and Business, 53-345 Wrocław, PolandFaculty of Informatics and Management, Wroclaw University of Economics and Business, 53-345 Wrocław, PolandThe use of electronic media has increased dramatically in the past decade due to the general increase in digitization of global societies. This trend has been recently enhanced by the COVID-19 occurrence and following forced implementation of various forms of eLearning into university curricula, including all forms of second language (L2) acquisition. The present study focuses on the evaluation of perceived advantages and disadvantages of online L2 acquisition via electronic media by university students of the Czech Republic (n = 114) and Poland (n = 121). The research methodology was an online questionnaire asking the users of digital media for L2 acquisition about their perceived advantages and disadvantages regarding the use of print and digital media and their potential impact on their L2 acquisition. To understand their evaluation is crucial as it could lead to increased motivation or demotivation to learn a foreign language. The results clearly show that the students realize the drawbacks of digital media and this could lead to their dissatisfaction and frustration when they have to use these media excessively. The implications of the findings could be helpful and necessary for various course designers, curricula makers, and course tutors as they are responsible for the smooth implementation of various digital tools into the educational process.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/13/3/262applied linguisticsFLLL2 acquisition |
| spellingShingle | Marcel Pikhart Blanka Klimova Anna Cierniak-Emerych Szymon Dziuba A Comparative Analysis of Perceived Advantages and Disadvantages of Online Learning Behavioral Sciences applied linguistics FLL L2 acquisition |
| title | A Comparative Analysis of Perceived Advantages and Disadvantages of Online Learning |
| title_full | A Comparative Analysis of Perceived Advantages and Disadvantages of Online Learning |
| title_fullStr | A Comparative Analysis of Perceived Advantages and Disadvantages of Online Learning |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Comparative Analysis of Perceived Advantages and Disadvantages of Online Learning |
| title_short | A Comparative Analysis of Perceived Advantages and Disadvantages of Online Learning |
| title_sort | comparative analysis of perceived advantages and disadvantages of online learning |
| topic | applied linguistics FLL L2 acquisition |
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