Freshmen EFL Students’ Perceptions of the Use of Google Classroom as a Teaching and Learning Tool at ENSB in Algiers
| dc.contributor.author | BAYA, Kahina | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-02-05T08:35:06Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-02-05T08:35:06Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2022 | |
| dc.description | 92p. : Tabl. ; Ill. en coul. ; 30cm.+(cd) | en |
| dc.description.abstract | The current study investigates the students’ perceptions of the use of Google Classroom as a learning tool. This research aims to raise awareness of the online teaching and learning by using different online platforms such as Google Classroom. The research is based on four main objectives. The first objective is to determine the students’ perceptions while using Google Classroom as a learning tool. The second objective is to identify the teaching materials used by teachers in Google Classroom. The third objective is to explore the way the online platform fosters the students’ engagement and interaction. As for the fourth and last objective, it aims to highlight the main limitations and obstacles encountered by teachers and students while participating in Google Classroom. It is conducted under the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) developed by Davis (1989). The model consists of two variables: Perceives Ease of Use and Perceived Usefulness in order examine the users’ acceptance of a given platform. To carry out the research, the mixed-methods research is adopted by combining both quantitative and qualitative data. In order to collect the relevant data, the research is based on two data collection tools. A questionnaire is delivered to fifty first-year students at the department of English at ENSB in Algiers and a structured interview is conducted with five teachers. As for analysing the data, the descriptive statistics through SPSS is used for analysing the quantitative data and the Qualitative Content Analysis is used to interpret the qualitative data. The obtained results show that the first-year students perceive Google Classroom as an effective tool which supports their learning of English. It allows them to access their online courses in a convenient and successful way. It increases their performance in term of their engagement and interaction with their teachers during the online sessions. Moreover, the majority of the students are satisfied while adopting and participating in Google Classroom as a learning tool. The platform gives the teachers the opportunity to use a variety of different teaching materials for the aim of attracting and motivating the learners as well as creating a stimulating learning environment. Additionally, it is revealed that several limitations such as the weak Internet connection and the problem of contacting the teachers individually can negatively influence the process of implementing Google Classroom in the EFL classes. | en |
| dc.identifier.citation | Didactics of Foreign Languages | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://dspace.ummto.dz/handle/ummto/19562 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.publisher | Mouloud Mammeri University OF Tizi-Ouzou | en |
| dc.subject | Google Classroom, students’ interaction and engagement, students’ perceptions, Technology Acceptance Model. | en |
| dc.title | Freshmen EFL Students’ Perceptions of the Use of Google Classroom as a Teaching and Learning Tool at ENSB in Algiers | en |
| dc.type | Thesis | en |