Investigating The Effectiveness of Flipped Instruction on EFL Learners’ Speaking Skill Improvement (Published)
This research analyzes the influence of the Flipped Instruction (FI) in the Speaking Skill Development in EFL Learners of B2 level from the regular modality at Fakher institute. It was detected, through a direct observation, that students presented difficulty in constructing effective communication in the English language. A mixed method experimental study was developed in which two groups, control and experimental, were established. The first group received classes through traditional learning strategies and the last one through strategies based on FI. First, speaking skills were assessed by applying the speaking section of the Oxford Placement Test (OPT). In the case of the experimental group, the FI was implemented through six lesson plans that incorporate strategies such as watching videos at home, do activities in a class directed to work in grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation such as task-based activities in the classrooms, and after that student made speeches in pairs or small groups talking about the topics of the lessons. On the other hand, students in the control group received class through the traditional learning method. Once the experiment was completed, the OPT post-test was applied to know the speaking skill development in both groups. The result is more significant in the experimental group compared with the control one. The FI is efficient in ensuring the development of speaking skills in EFL Learners better than the traditional learning strategies.
Keywords: EFL, Flipped classroom, Grammar, Pronunciation, Speaking Skill, Vocabulary, communication activities, flipped learning
Investigating EFL Student Teachers’ Learning Performance, Attitudes and Peer Interaction in Flipped Classroom (Published)
This mixed–method research design examined the influence of Flipped Classroom Intervention (FCI) on the learning performance of pre-service EFL female teachers, along with their related attitudes and peer interaction. The study sample consisted of thirty-eight pre-service EFL females in Saudi Arabia. The research design was a one-group pre-posttest, with data collected by means of twenty items gathered pre- and post-test to measure learning performance. In addition, the attitudes and peer interaction of the participants were explored through the use of two Likert-scale questionnaires and their reflections were examined by means of semi-structured focus-group interviews. The results of the paired-samples t-test revealed a statistically significant improvement in participants’ learning performance (t=-7.459, p<.0005) in favor of the post-test. The results also revealed that the participants held positive attitudes towards FCI for all items within the three dimensions, giving highly confident responses regarding their views on peer interaction during FCI. Similarly, the findings of the semi-structured focus-group interviews revealed that FCI proved effective in raising the levels of: (1) the teacher’s performance; (2) the classroom environment; (3) teamwork; and (4) the students’ learning skills.
Keywords: Attitudes, Flipped classroom, Pre-Service EFL Teachers, learning performance, peer-interaction