Investigating postgraduate students’ perceptions toward learning ESP via google classrooms platform
Other Title(s)
التحقيق في تصورات طلاب الدراسات العليا نحو تعلم اللغة الإنجليزية كلغة أجنبية عبر منصة جوجل للفصول الدراسية
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Source
Issue
Vol. 2021, Issue 43، ج. 1 (31 May. 2021), pp.553-564, 12 p.
Publisher
Wasit University Educational College
Publication Date
2021-05-31
Country of Publication
Iraq
No. of Pages
12
Main Subjects
Educational Sciences
Languages & Comparative Literature
Topics
- Students
- Academic degrees
- 13
- 17
- Attitudes
- Feeds
- Linguistics
- Languages
- Philology
- English language
- Positivity effect
Abstract EN
Postgraduate students in Iraqi universities study English language as English for specific purpose (ESP) and also English for general purpose (EGP).
English is taught as foreign language in Iraqi schools and universities.
Using technology in teaching has witnessed wide spread all over the world in recent years.
Technology has provided opportunity to learn outside classroom which becomes an instrument of teaching and learning.
The most available and authentic way of teaching via technology is using the free Google Classroom Platform (GCP).
Teaching via GCP provides real connection between teacher and learners, authentic materials from live sources, multimedia aids, peer cooperation and feedback, grading systems, and assignments.
To this end, the aim of the present study is to reveal postgraduate students' perceptions toward learning ESP via Google Classroom Platform (GCP).
To achieve the aim of the study, the following question was set: “What are postgraduate students' perceptions toward learning ESP via Google Classroom Platform (GCP)? ” The participants were 24 postgraduate students who study English language course as ESP from Department of Arabic, College of Arts, University of Anbar during the first academic year 2019-2020.
To collect the data of the study, an attitudinal questionnaire was built.
Its validity and reliability were calculated.
The findings reveal that there are positive attitudes toward learning via GCP.
It is a method that develops learners' language ability in a joyful and interesting way.
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Khayyat, Ali Sabah Jamil. 2021. Investigating postgraduate students’ perceptions toward learning ESP via google classrooms platform. Journal of Education College،Vol. 2021, no. 43، ج. 1, pp.553-564.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1268133
Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Khayyat, Ali Sabah Jamil. Investigating postgraduate students’ perceptions toward learning ESP via google classrooms platform. Journal of Education College No. 43, p. 1 (May. 2021), pp.553-564.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1268133
American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Khayyat, Ali Sabah Jamil. Investigating postgraduate students’ perceptions toward learning ESP via google classrooms platform. Journal of Education College. 2021. Vol. 2021, no. 43، ج. 1, pp.553-564.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1268133
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
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Record ID
BIM-1268133