The Effect of Using E-learning Web Sites as a Remedial Teaching Aid on English Underachievers at Universities of Science and Technology

Abstract

Most of the students in universities of science and technology are English underachievers. To increase learning motivation and provide students with an after-school self-learning environment, an English E-learning web site must be established as a remedial teaching aid. Previous studies have shown that students have very positive views of online learning websites. E-learning web site can combine multimedia technology and allow users to review and practice the material at any place. Consequently, this research developed an English E-learning web site and investigated how it could benefit the English underachievers. The results show that English underachievers can enhance their abilities with regard to vocabulary, phrases and listening by using the E-learning web site as a remedial teaching aid after school. The web site was also an inspiration to the underachievers, and encouraged them to have more interest in learning English.