EVALUATION OF WEB-BASED ENGLISH READING ACTIVITIES FOR ADOLESCENT ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS: A PILOT STUDY (original) (raw)
37th Annual Proceedings of Association for Educational Communications and Technology (Vol. 2, pp.409-417)
The field of instructional design and technology (IDT) encompasses knowledge and skills of integrating technology into teaching and learning. Despite the prevalence of research in e-learning, computer-based learning has not become a common practice in P-12 schools (Reiser & Dempsey, 2012). The purpose of the study is to assess how e-learning can be adjusted and applied to English as foreign language (EFL) learners in Taiwan. The theoretical framework of IDT in this study aims to allow the EFL students to read extensively using a self-monitoring strategy and to increase interactional opportunities in English outside of the classroom. The participants’ involvement in a web-based reading project was observed. A questionnaire was used to investigate the participants’ attitudes toward the project after it was finished. The results showed that the participants were not used to learning English through web technology. In addition, the participants’ low self-discipline led to their low participation in the project while it was not a high-stakes learning activity. The suggestion of implications includes making such project a long-term and high-stakes activity which is aligned with students’ other core subjects. Moreover, game based assessment could replace common quizzes for reading comprehension.
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