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EFFICACY OF BLENDED LEARNING TECHNIQUE IN ENHANCING ESL STUDENTS LINGUISTIC SKILLS

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2023(VIII-II).02      10.31703/glr.2023(VIII-II).02      Published : Jun 2023

Efficacy Of Blended Learning Technique in Enhancing ESL Students' Linguistic Skills

Abstract

    The present research was conducted to determine the efficacy of blended learning in enhancing ESL students' linguistic skills. The quasi-experimental research design was used, and as a research instrument pretest and posttest questionnaires were used for data collection. The population of the study was the ESL students of a private university in Lahore. Fifty-six students were selected from both genders as a sample to contribute to this research. The participants were divided into controlled and experimental groups; each group was comprised of twenty-eight students. The control group was taught in traditional style whereas the experimental group was taught by using blended learning techniques. The composed data was analyzed by using three techniques pretest, posttest, and independent samples of pretest and posttest. The results showed a significant difference between the scores of the experimental group, which suggests that blended learning is an effective technique in enhancing linguistic skills, thus study proved the efficacy of blended learning techniques.

    Blended Learning, Electronic-learning, Face to Face Learning, English Language skills, Productive and Receptive Skills, Experimental Research

    (1) Azhar Ahmad
    MPhil, Department of English Linguistics, Lahore Leads University, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Bushra Iqbal
    MPhil, Department of English Linguistics, Lahore Leads University, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Imama Sabir Rao
    MPhil, Department of English Linguistics, Lahore Leads University, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
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    CHICAGO : Ahmad, Azhar, Bushra Iqbal, and Imama Sabir Rao. 2023. "Efficacy Of Blended Learning Technique in Enhancing ESL Students' Linguistic Skills." Global Language Review, VIII (II): 9-21 doi: 10.31703/glr.2023(VIII-II).02

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    TURABIAN : Ahmad, Azhar, Bushra Iqbal, and Imama Sabir Rao. "Efficacy Of Blended Learning Technique in Enhancing ESL Students' Linguistic Skills." Global Language Review VIII, no. II (2023): 9-21. https://doi.org/10.31703/glr.2023(VIII-II).02