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Flipping an EFL classroom with the LINE application: students’ performance and perceptions

Authors: Mei-Mei Chang, Shu-Wen Lan

Published in: Journal of Computers in Education | Issue 2/2021

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This study investigated how a flipped English as a Foreign Language (EFL) classroom incorporating the mobile app LINE impacted college students’ English performance and their perceptions of this app. The study was conducted in a one-semester Freshman English Speaking course for non-English majors. An experimental research method was employed, utilizing student data from an English Speaking pretest and posttest, a questionnaire, and group interviews. Based on a comparative analysis of the participants’ English-speaking performance between the pre- and posttests, the intervention was found to be beneficial. The findings also revealed that the English-speaking performance of students who were more involved in out-of-class LINE-based activities improved more than the performance of those who were less involved. The quantitative and qualitative data both highlight that the observed improvements in the students’ English-speaking performance can be explained by the sociable and ubiquitous nature of the LINE app. Pedagogical recommendations to fuse LINE-integrated flipped-classroom instruction into their EFL curricula more effectively are also provided.

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Title: Flipping an EFL classroom with the LINE application: students’ performance and perceptions
Authors: Mei-Mei Chang
Shu-Wen Lan
Publication date: 06-02-2021
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: Journal of Computers in Education / Issue 2/2021
Print ISSN: 2197-9987
Electronic ISSN: 2197-9995
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40692-020-00179-0

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