Developing EFL Reading and Writing Skills Through Using a Cloud-Based Collaborative Blended Learning Program A Research Paper

Abstract

This study aimed at developing primary stage pupils' EFL reading and writing skills through using a cloud based collaborative blended learning program. To fulfill this purpose, two instruments were constructed; a pre-post EFL reading test and a pre – post writing test followed by a writing rubric. The participants of the study were 50 pupils selected from the fifth-grade primary stage pupils at Mansoura College International Language Schools in Mansoura. The study adopted the quasi-experimental design using two groups: the experimental group was taught through the proposed cloud based collaborative blended learning program while the control group studied through the regular instructional methods. Results of the study revealed that the experimental group pupils' EFL reading and writing skills were significantly developed and they outperformed their control group counterparts in their performance on these targeted skills. It was recommended that cloud based blended learning should be used in EFL teaching to develop EFL reading and writing skills and other language skills. In addition, EFL learners should be provided with reading and writing courses in which cloud based collaborative blended learning is employed. Key words: Reading Skills -Writing Skills - Cloud based Learning- Blended Learning – Collaborative Learning – Collaborative Blended Learning