The Role of Learning Resource Centers at the Northern Border University in Increasing the Academic Achievement in English Language Courses

Yaser Mohammad Al Sawy

doi:10.5539/ijel.v8n4p139

Abstract

The study aims at understanding the relationship between the use of IT applications in the Learning Resources Centers (henceforth, LRCs) at the university and increasing the academic achievement of the English language students at the Faculty of Education and Literature at the Northern Border University? The researcher relied on the research methodology of the field study, which allowed him to collect the views of a random sample of the English language learners at the university to measure and analyze the effectiveness of the use of IT within the LRCs. The study showed that the IT within the LRCs is one of the most important strategic resources at the level of educational institutions and the main factor in the development of its sectors. There is an interest from the Northern Border University on upgrading and supporting the IT infrastructure, especially in education for it is the basis for community development. A high proportion of English Language students at the university are keen on using and applying many of the technological learning media within the LRCs as a constitutive factor in understanding mental processes such as visualization, thinking, learning and creativity which is the first step towards knowledge and innovation.

Highlights

The LRC is an important resource that connects the educational environment of the educational institution with its social environment and enhances the concepts of modern education
The study aims at understanding the relationship between the use of IT applications in the Learning Resources Centers (LRCs) at the university and increasing the academic achievement of the English language students at the Faculty of Education and Literature at the Northern Border University? The researcher relied on the research methodology of the field study, which allowed him to collect the views of a random sample of the English language learners at the university to measure and analyze the effectiveness of the use of IT within the LRCs
The questionnaire was used to collect the views of a random sample of the English language students at the university to measure the effectiveness of IT use in the LRCs

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Introduction

The LRC is an important resource that connects the educational environment of the educational institution with its social environment and enhances the concepts of modern education. The LRC creates the appropriate facilities to improve the learning process in the fields of study. It provides a range of functions, processes, activities and a series of library and information services for the learner and teacher. It provides a good and rich collection of learning resources and information in all printed forms in order to develop the educational process (Deng, 2016). The LRC should play the role of supplying traditional and non-traditional sources of information This makes the teacher and learner aware of all updates in intellectual production. The LRC organizes and facilitates access to such information in less time and with the minimum effort (Lo, 2013)

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