Student Attitudes on SchMOOze in English Learning: A Case Study

Heejae Shin (신희재)

Student Attitudes on SchMOOze in English Learning: A Case Study

Modern English Education
Abbr : MEESO
2007, 8(1), pp.38-55
Publisher : The Modern English Education Society
Research Area : Humanities > English Language and Literature > English Language Teaching

Heejae Shin ¹

¹성결대학교

Candidate

ABSTRACT

This paper presents a study on the use of the virtual SchMOOze University, to enhance the learning of intermediate or advanced students of English at university level. After using the SchMOOze website, a questionnaire on student attitudes about language learning in relation to SchMOOze was administered at the end of each semester. The questionnaire contained 11 statements about which students were asked to indicate their opinions using a five-point Likert scale. There were also two open-ended questions. The positive results of the survey indicate that incorporating the virtual SchMOOze University in their English classrooms is well worth the effort for English language teachers.

KEYWORDS

[computer-mediated communication/task-based work/Internet-based instruction]

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