The Impact of Blended Learning Strategies on Improving Jordanian EFL Students' Grammar and Vocabulary

Mohammad Akram Alzu'bi

doi:10.7176/jep/11-23-01

Abstract

The main purpose of the study is to measure the effect of blended learning strategy in improving EFL learners' competence in vocabulary and grammar. The sample of the study consists of 50 Jordanian undergraduate students studying English language and Literature at Al Balqa Applied University. The participants were divided equally into two groups: the experimental group learned the target vocabulary and grammar through blended learning strategies and the control group learned the same vocabulary and grammar through the traditional way of teaching. The participants sat for a pre-test and a post-test. Additional to the conventional methods of teaching, the researcher used the e-learning system developed by Al Balqa Applied University to teach grammar and vocabulary to the experimental group. The findings of the study indicated that the experimental group was significantly improved compared to the control group. The study concluded that blended learning strategy was a useful tool to enhance students' learning of English vocabulary and grammar. Keywords: blended learning; competence; EFL; grammar; vocabulary DOI: 10.7176/JEP/11-23-01 Publication date: August 31 st 2020

Highlights

1.1 Overview Learning vocabulary and grammar is an essential aspect of mastering a foreign language and its four skills
The results revealed that the experimental group showed improvement in using vocabulary better than the control group since the mean of the experimental group (7.08) was larger than the control group (5.36)
The results revealed significant differences between the experimental and control group in the post-test in favor of the experimental group at P-value

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Introduction

1.1 Overview Learning vocabulary and grammar is an essential aspect of mastering a foreign language and its four skills (reading, writing, speaking, and listening). Language learners need to know a sufficient amount of the target vocabulary to understand a text or to communicate an idea (Barra 2005). Since learning the vocabulary and grammar of the foreign language is important in learning the language, teachers used different methods and approaches to teach grammar and vocabulary effectively. As well as students, depend only on written materials like books and papers to gain knowledge. This approach has some advantages since teachers give learners immediate feedback and encourage them and make them more engaged, which are essential for learning

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