the student’s and teacher’s attitudes towards the use of blended learning in enhancing the students oral performance : case study teachers of oral and first-year master students (branch of linguistics)
Learning how to speak is considered as one of the important tasks for the language learners due to the lack of speaking opportunities inside and outside the classroom. For this reason, teachers need to implement new innovative methods that provide them with better chances and facilitate the teaching of the speaking skill. This study seeks to explore First-year Master students and Teachers of Oral comprehension attitudes towards the use of blended learning on enhancing students’ oral performance. In an attempt to find effective methods to enhance the oral performance, the study suggests using blended learning as a teaching method that combines both traditional learning and online learning. The researcher hypothesize that implementing blended learning in EFL classes has a positive effect on improving students’ oral performance. To test this hypothesis, a descriptive method was used where two questionnaires were administered to 24 first-year master students and 10 oral comprehension teachers of English at the University of Ouargla. The findings revealed that most of the respondents hold positive attitudes towards blended learning. They believe that blended learning provides students with more speaking opportunities, motivates them to raise their oral performance and makes the learning process more enjoyable. (Author’s abstract)