ERIC Number: EJ1214923
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019
Pages: 17
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ISSN: ISSN-1947-8518
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Investigating the Need for Computer Assisted Cooperative Learning to Improve Reading Skills among Yemeni University EFL Students: A Needs Analysis Study
Yassin, Amr Abdullatif; Razak, Norizan Abdul; Maasum, Nor Rizan Mohamad
International Journal of Virtual and Personal Learning Environments, v9 n2 Article 2 p15-31 2019
The aim of this needs analysis article was to investigate the students' needs for computer assisted cooperative learning (CACL) in studying reading skills. The needs analysis depends on present situation analysis (PSA). The result of the analysis showed that both professors and students use the internet for reading outside the university. Moreover, both professors and students showed that the students need CALL, cooperative learning in studying reading skills. There is a need, therefore, for implementing computer assisted cooperative learning in teaching reading comprehension skills because this is a new method for Yemeni students and it might help them to improve their reading skills as reading has not been improved among Yemeni university EFL students in the last two decades. More importantly, although Yemeni students have not experienced e-learning before, they are willing to accept CACL as a new teaching method.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Computer Assisted Instruction, Cooperative Learning, Reading Skills, Skill Development, Needs Assessment, Student Needs, Study Skills, Reading Instruction, Reading Comprehension, Teaching Methods, Electronic Learning, Internet
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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: Yemen
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