ERIC Number: EJ1047667
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2015
Pages: 16
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Flipping the Classroom for English Language Learners to Foster Active Learning
Hung, Hsiu-Ting
Computer Assisted Language Learning, v28 n1 p81-96 2015
This paper describes a structured attempt to integrate flip teaching into language classrooms using a WebQuest active learning strategy. The purpose of this study is to examine the possible impacts of flipping the classroom on English language learners' academic performance, learning attitudes, and participation levels. Adopting a quasi-experimental design, three different formats for flip teaching were developed in this study. The results indicate that the structured and semi-structured flip lessons were more effective instructional designs than the non-flip lessons. With a varying extent, both the structured and semi-structured flip lessons helped the students attain better learning outcomes, develop better attitudes toward their learning experiences, and devote more effort in the learning process. Given the positive results, this paper concludes with a call for more research into this promising pedagogy to contribute to its knowledge base across disciplines.
Descriptors: Active Learning, Second Language Learning, Learning Experience, Teaching Methods, Learning Processes, Computer Assisted Instruction, Academic Achievement, Student Attitudes, Quasiexperimental Design, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Foreign Countries, Communicative Competence (Languages), Instructional Effectiveness, Questionnaires, Semi Structured Interviews, Statistical Analysis, Student Participation, College Students, Blended Learning
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Tests/Questionnaires; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Taiwan
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