Using the flipped classroom to enhance EFL learning

• Published in: Computer assisted language learning Vol. 30; no. 1-2; pp. 1 - 21
• Main Authors: Chen Hsieh, Jun Scott, Wu, Wen-Chi Vivian, Marek, Michael W.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Routledge 17.02.2017; Taylor & Francis; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Blended Learning; CAI; Classrooms; Communities of Practice; Computer assisted instruction; Computer Software; Conventional Instruction; Data acquisition; Data collection; Distance learning; English; English (Second Language); English as a second language; English as a second language instruction; Figurative Language; Flipped classroom; Focus Groups; Foreign Countries; Foreign languages; Handheld Devices; idiomatic acquisition; Idioms; Instructional Design; Learning; Learning environment; Learning Experience; Learning Motivation; LINE; Majors (Students); MALL; Mixed Methods Research; Motivation; Observation; Oral Language; oral training; Outcomes of Education; Pretests Posttests; Questionnaires; Research Design; Research Methodology; Second Language Instruction; Second Language Learning; Semi Structured Interviews; Smartphones; Student Attitudes; Teacher attitudes; Teaching Methods; Technology Acceptance Model; Technology utilization; Telecommunications; Training; Undergraduate Students; Verbal Communication; Written Language; Taiwan

Instruction in English is a priority around the globe, but instructional methodologies have not always kept pace with the changing needs of students. To explore the benefits of the flipped classroom model for learners of English as a Foreign Language, the researchers used flipped learning and Wen�...