Psychodidactic approach in the development of language competences in university students within blended learning

• Published in: Open learning Vol. 33; no. 2; pp. 142 - 154
• Main Author: Cerna, Miloslava
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Harlow Routledge 04.05.2018; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Blended Learning; Cognition; cognitive; College Students; DIALANG; Educational Technology; English; English (Second Language); expectancy model; Expectation; Foreign Countries; Higher education; Hypothesis Testing; Language Acquisition; Language instruction; Language Skills; Language Tests; Language thought relationship; Linguistic competence; Motivation; Needs Assessment; Online instruction; placement test; Psychodidactics; Second Language Instruction; Student Attitudes; Student Motivation; Student Needs; Teaching Methods; Technology Uses in Education; Usability; user satisfaction; Web Based Instruction; Web Sites; Websites; Czech Republic

The paper discusses the deployment of cognitive and affective components for teaching languages in a blended learning university setting. A modified expectancy model of motivation was designed and applied. The usability testing of a language education website was used as a framework with affective a...