Interactions in Digital Online Vs. Physical Classes: Analyzing the Impact of Interactive Language Learning Activities (ILLA) as a Main Lost Issue in Modern Learning Approaches on Iranian EFL Learners’ Achievement in Writing
Subject Areas : Journal of Teaching English Language Studies
1 - Department of English Language, Islamic Azad University, ShirazBreanch,Shiraz,Iran
Keywords: Interactive activities, Online classroom, Physical classroom, Writing skill,
Abstract :
Initially, the OPT was run to purposefully extract a total number of 30 intermediate female students out of 100 EFL learners in the IELTS Mix Academy Language Institute in Mashhad City. Then, the final participants with intermediate levels in general English were randomly assigned to two experimental groups; the online versus physical class to receive the interventions for ten sessions in five weeks. After receiving ILLA writing interventions, the results revealed a significant difference (p=.0; p<0.05) between the scores of writing pre-test and post-test in the online group. Similarly, the data analysis showed the significant impact (p<0.05) of employing ILLA on Iranian intermediate EFL learners’ writing achievements in the physical group. Comparing two different experimental groups at the pre-test phase showed no significant difference (p=.40; (p>0.05)) between students’ levels in both groups. However, the results of the independent-sample t-test showed a significant difference (p<0.05) between Iranian EFL learners’ writing achievements in the physical versus online group in the post-test phase; students in the physical setting faced more significant achievements in writing skills, compared to the online class.
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