EFL Undergraduates’ Opinions towards the Effectiveness of a Blended Learning Integrated Instruction in the Fundamental English Course
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Technology in language instruction has been widely used by previous researchers for decades. Blended learning integrated instruction is considered one of the instructional approaches that can help students learn foreign language on their own as well as learn with others. The purpose of the present study was to investigate EFL undergraduate students’ opinions towards the effectiveness of a blended learning integrated instruction in the Fundamental English course. The sample consisted of forty-five students who enrolled in the English for Application course at a public university in Suratthani, Thailand. The research instrument included the opinion interview protocol. The findings revealed that the students were satisfied with the contents, the materials, and the online activities of the course as they offered students opportunity to learn individually and collaboratively with others.
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