The Impact of Computer-Based Activities and Non-Computer-Based Activities on College Students’ Learning Engagement in English Lessons
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Computer-based activities, Non-computer-based activities, College students, Learning engagement, EFLAbstract
The impacts of computer-based activities (CBAs) and non-computer-based activities (NCBAs) on the learning engagement of college students in English as a Foreign Language (EFL) courses at FPT Polytechnic College are investigated in this paper. The study involved eighty second-year students, followed a mixed-methods approach with a within-subject design spanning six weeks. Participants in courses include just CBAs during the first three weeks, followed by NCBAs in the next three weeks. To evaluate students' cognitive, emotional, and behavioral involvement in different learning environments, data were gathered by means of surveys and interviews. With 55% of participants choosing NCBAs for concept sharing and 58.75% expressing enthusiasm for class involvement, the results show that NCBAs significantly raised students' cognitive and emotional engagement. On the other hand, CBAs linked with lower participation levels on several other criteria. The paper underlines the need to include NCBAs to improve the learning environment and advises teachers to use a balanced approach in the evolution of EFL curricula. In language-learning environments, this paradigm increases student involvement and raises educational results.References
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