ERIC Number: EJ1220019
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019
Pages: 12
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Integrating a Cloud Learning Environment into English-Medium Instruction to Enhance Non-Native English-Speaking Students' Learning
Min, Qiusha; Wang, Zhifeng; Liu, Neng
Innovations in Education and Teaching International, v56 n4 p493-504 2019
Recently, there has been a rapidly growing trend in non-English-speaking countries for English to be adopted as the medium of instruction in higher education. Consequently, it has become necessary to conduct research that will guide lecturers in effectively adopting (EMI) on campus. This paper presents a blended learning strategy that integrates a cloud learning environment (CLE) to give students the opportunity to experience online learning activities. A two-group experiment shows that the use of this CLE-integrated learning strategy can greatly improve students' learning results, strengthen their professional skills, and increase their motivation. These findings may be attributable to the reduced anxiety among students, increased access to learning resources and sufficient support available under the CLE-integrated learning strategy. Thus, this study confirms the positive effect of CLEs on courses that use EMI.
Descriptors: Computer Software, Computer Assisted Instruction, Teaching Methods, Language of Instruction, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, College Faculty, Blended Learning, Learning Motivation, Learning Activities, Anxiety, Language Proficiency, Undergraduate Students, Foreign Countries, Educational Technology, Language Tests, Language Aptitude, Grouping (Instructional Purposes), Prior Learning, Pretests Posttests, Tests, Scores, Comparative Analysis, Student Attitudes, Course Descriptions
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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: China
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