ANALYSIS AND CONCLUSIONS DRIVEN FROM THE STUDENT AND INSTRUCTOR QUESTIONNAIRE
QUESTION STUDENT (117) FACULTY (10) Conclusions
How much time do you spend in order to complete the BLC tasks? / How much time should a student spend in order to complete the BLC tasks in your level?
Considering the hours reported by both students and teachers we can conclude that students do not spend sufficient time to complete the BLC tasks. Ideally, students are expected to spend 8-10 hours to get the utmost benefit from the tasks.
Why do you do the BLC tasks? / Why do you ask your students to do the BLC tasks?
Most of the students do the BLC tasks to improve their skills in English and to pass the course.
Most of the teachers state that the purpose of the BLC is to enhance learning outside the classroom.
Would you do the BLC tasks if they weren’t related to CPG?
Most of the students are willing to do the BLC tasks regardless of grading.
Do you think the reading component of the BLC tasks improve your reading ability?
/Do you think the reading component of the BLC tasks improve your
students’ reading ability? If yes, how?
If not, how can we improve them?
WAYS TO IMPROVE:
NO OF TEACHERS the length of the texts need to be more compatible with that of
the ones used in class 1
providing different genres such as short stories 2
Most of the students and teachers report that BLC tasks improve students’ reading skills.
Do you think the listening
component of the BLC tasks improve your listening ability? / Do you think the listening component of the BLC tasks improve your students’ listening ability? If yes, how? If not, how can we improve them?
WAYS TO IMPROVE:
NO OF TEACHERS finding a way to prevent students from answering the questions
without taking notes) 1
providing note-taking headings for all lectures 1 finding topics which appeal to students' interests (e.g. football,
pop music, etc.) 1
Most of the students and teachers report that BLC tasks improve students’ listening skills.
Do you think you benefit from the forum component of the BLC tasks? /Do you think your students benefit from the forum component of the BLC tasks? If not, how can we improve it?
WAYS TO IMPROVE:
NO OF TEACHERS
teachers should be more active 3
task needs to be changed (interactive forum/competition game) 1
Most of the students and teachers report that students benefit from the forum
component. However, if teachers are actively involved, student motivation increases.
Do you think you benefit from the web-activity component of the BLC tasks? / Do you think your students benefit from the web-activity component of the BLC tasks? If not, how can we improve it?
WAYS TO IMPROVE:
NO OF TEACHERS
trying to change the attitude of the students 1
topics should be more familiar to students 1
Most of the students report that they do not benefit from web activities.
Possible reasons:
1. They are exam-oriented and cannot relate this task to the exam tasks.
2. Web activity tasks include open- ended questions or production tasks, which our students don’t like.
Do the BLC tasks make you an autonomous learner?
Students believe that the BLC tasks contribute to learner autonomy.
How do you feel when you are doing BLC tasks? /How do you feel when you give feedback on a BLC task?
Students feel negative while they are doing the tasks. However, they believe in the effectiveness of the BLC.
How do you manage BLC Tasks feedback process? Do you suggest any change?
Instructors use various ways to give feedback.
Do you have any suggestions to SUGGESTION NO OF SS SUGGESTION NO OF The most common suggestions are as
improve the BLC? eliminating BLC completely 7
eliminating web activities 19
eliminating forum activities 2
adding vocabulary exercises 12
adding grammar exercises 16
adding more listening tasks 3
adding more reading tasks 6
adding more forum tasks 1
making tasks more interesting 6
adding various task types 1
getting immediate feedback 5
allocating more grades to BLC 3
turning BLC tasks into online quizzes 2 listening to lectures through videos 4 providing hardcopies of the materials 16
not grading BLC tasks 9
TEACHERS
more writing tasks 1
more vocabulary tasks 1
more reading opportunities 2
adapting web-activities 1
not grading BLC (for autonomy) 1
changing the attitude of students 1
turning tasks to online quizzes 1
follows:
Adding more activities
Eliminating web activities
Not grading the tasks
Getting instant feedback
ACTIONS TO BE PRIORITIZED:
Workshops for students for both students and teachers (explaining the rationale behind the tasks, explaining how to study, how to give feedback/how to act on the feedback received)
Turning the BLC tasks into online quizzes
Adding a language section
