Saudi University Students' Perceptions towards Virtual Education During Covid-19 Pandemic: A Case Study of Language Learning via Blackboard
Saudi University Students' Perceptions towards Virtual Education During Covid-19 Pandemic: A Case Study of Language Learning via Blackboard
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DOI：
10.24093/awej/vol11no3.1
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发表时间：
2020-09-01
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Al-Nofaie, Haifa
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作者：
Al-Nofaie, Haifa
随着COVID-19的传播，世界许多地区已全面转向虚拟教育。在学生不习惯虚拟课堂的国家，学生是否准备好接受这种教育模式的问题一直是主要关注的问题。本文介绍了一项案例研究，调查了沙特大学生在Covid-19造成的不寻常的教育模式下对通过Blackboard学习的看法。其目的是确定在线学习的优点和挑战，以了解学生在疫情期间的学习经历，并提出切实可行的解决方案。参与者是25名主修英语的大学生，他们都是文学学士。教员（提交人）给他们上形态学课。根据对学生学习日志的分析，学生更喜欢异步环境而不是同步环境，因为它的灵活性。然而，与有关虚拟教育对语言学习的研究结果不同，本研究揭示了虚拟教育并不总是对学生有吸引力。这项研究是为数不多的研究，比较同步和异步方面的BB在阿拉伯的背景下。希望这项研究将有助于大学当局在紧急情况下制定更切实可行的教育计划。此外，这项研究将告知大学教师和专业发展课程的设计者在不久的将来的做法。
Following the spread of COVID-19, many parts of the world have fully shifted to virtual education. Issues regarding students' readiness for this mode of education have been the main concerns in countries where students are not used to virtual classes. This article presents a case study that investigated the perceptions of Saudi university students towards learning via Blackboard, during the unusual mode of delivering education caused by Covid-19. The aim was to identify the merits and challenges of online learning in order to understand the students' learning experiences during the pandemic period and suggest practical solutions. The participants were 25 university students majoring in the English language at the bachelor of arts level. The instructor (the author) taught them classes on morphology. Based on an analysis of the students' learning logs, the students preferred the asynchronous environment to the synchronous one due to its flexibility. However, unlike research findings identified in relevant studies on virtual education for language learning, the present study reveals that virtual education is not always appealing for students. This study is one of the few studies that compare the synchronous and asynchronous aspects of BB in the Arabian contexts. It is hoped that this study will help university authorities to set out more practical educational plans in the case of emergencies. Also, this study will inform the practices of university instructors and designers of professional development courses in the near future.