| Title: |
Learners' Perceptions of Using Moodle Books in Online ESP Courses |
| Language: |
English |
| Authors: |
Boloña, Maria del Carmen; Allen, Christopher (ORCID 0000-0003-3364-4753) |
| Source: |
Research-publishing.net. 2022. |
| Availability: |
Research-publishing.net. La Grange des Noyes, 25110 Voillans, France. e-mail: info@research-publishing.net; Web site: http://research-publishing.net |
| Peer Reviewed: |
Y |
| Page Count: |
7 |
| Publication Date: |
2022 |
| Document Type: |
Speeches/Meeting Papers; Reports - Research |
| Education Level: |
Higher Education; Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: |
Student Attitudes; College Students; Online Courses; Electronic Publishing; English (Second Language); Second Language Instruction; Learning Management Systems; Electronic Learning; Foreign Countries |
| Geographic Terms: |
South America |
| Abstract: |
This paper examines learners' perceptions of using Moodle books in the online course module "Contemporary society: conflicts and consensus" at Casa Grande University, Ecuador. It describes how learners perceived the use of Moodle books in 48-hour English content based courses. Courses were designed for final year students with a B2 English proficiency level according to the Common European Framework of Foreign languages (CEFR). The learners used Moodle books to access content organized and programmed in six thematic units according to the course learning objectives. Learners used content to access reading material and complete tasks planned synchronously and asynchronously. Learners responded to a post course survey in courses that ran from 2020 to 2021. The purpose of the survey was to know how learners perceived the organization, functionality, and effectiveness of Moodle books when accessing hyper-texted content, multimedia resources, and digital tools for content management, communication, and interaction in online courses for English for Specific Purposes (ESP). [For the complete volume, "Intelligent CALL, Granular Systems and Learner Data: Short Papers from EUROCALL 2022 (30th, Reykjavik, Iceland, August 17-19, 2022)," see ED624779.] |
| Abstractor: |
As Provided |
| Entry Date: |
2023 |
| Accession Number: |
ED625221 |
| Database: |
ERIC |