Assessment of the effectiveness of blended learning in foreign language teaching: Turkish language case

Abstract

The aim of this study is to determine the attitudes and opinions of pre-service Turkish teachers about blended learning in a course called Turkish as a Foreign Language. As part of the study, various activities based on blended learning were first organized and then implemented by the researchers in the course. Taking a quasi-experimental approach as a model, a 'Single Group Pre-Test-Post Test Pattern' was used. When the opinions of the pre-service teachers in the quasi-experimental application process were evaluated, it was seen that their learning skills improved, they used the time allocated to education more effectively, but in some respects, the outcomes turned out to be more negative (i.e. lack of opportunities to ask questions, cutting corners, free-riding) on students. The pre-service teachers stated that problems shortcomings in technology mostly affected blended learning negatively.