ERIC Number: EJ1368177
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 18
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ISSN: ISSN-1657-0790
EISSN: EISSN-2256-5760
Needs Analysis to Design an English Blended Learning Program: Teachers' and Administrators' Voices
PROFILE: Issues in Teachers' Professional Development, v25 n1 p193-210 Jan-Jun 2023
This needs analysis study sought to identify the contextual requirements to design and implement a blended learning program in English at a Colombian public university. Data on teachers' and administrators' perceptions were gathered through a questionnaire, interviews, and focus groups and analyzed using grounded theory. Findings revealed the need to invest considerably in new personnel and e-infrastructure. Likewise, students' context should be considered to design EFL blended programs. Teachers and students should be offered ICT and methodological professional development. Finally, the program should carefully balance the integration of face-to-face and online modalities. This investigation can help the academic community of language educators and curriculum designers carry out needs analysis studies for creating contextualized blended learning programs.
Descriptors: Needs Assessment, Teacher Attitudes, Administrator Attitudes, Blended Learning, Curriculum Design, Program Implementation, State Universities, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, College Second Language Programs, Foreign Countries, Language Teachers, College Faculty, Cultural Context, Grounded Theory, Faculty Development, Technological Literacy, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Teaching Methods
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Colombia
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