Present Research on the Flipped Classroom and Potential Tools for the EFL Classroom

• Published in: Computers in the schools Vol. 33; no. 1; pp. 1 - 10
• Main Author: Mehring, Jeff
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Routledge 02.01.2016; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Audience Response Systems; Blended Learning; Classrooms; clickers; communicative learning; Educational Environment; Educational Technology; English (Second Language); English as a foreign language (EFL); English as a second language; Flipped Classroom; flipped learning; Foreign language instruction; Foreign languages; Higher Education; Homework; inverted learning; Learning; learning technologies; Reading Instruction; Research Needs; School environment; Second Language Instruction; Second language learning; Student Attitudes; Student Centered Learning; Surveys; Teachers; Technology Uses in Education; Technology utilization; video; Video Technology
• ISSN: 0738-0569; 1528-7033
• DOI: 10.1080/07380569.2016.1139912

The flipped classroom can support the implementation of a communicative, student-centered learning environment in the English as a foreign language classroom. Unfortunately, there is little research which supports the incorporation of flipped learning in the English as a foreign language classroom. Numerous studies have focused on flipped learning and other subject areas, but more research needs to be done on the English as a foreign language classroom. With this in mind, there are many effective tools available to enable teachers to create a communicative, English as a foreign language learning environment. Even though technology is constantly changing, the tools presented here will give teachers an idea of how to incorporate and use technology when developing an active, communicative learning environment.