THE ATTITUDE AND PERCEPTION TOWARDS BLENDED LEARNING APPROACH AMONG ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHERS AND STUDENTS OF SAURASHTRA UNIVERSITY

Abstract

21st-century education involves innovative skills like critical thinking, activity works together, information, media, technical skills, life-career skills clearly expressing self- direction, adaptability, responsibility, social skills, and leadership skills. In this era, considering these objectives is a task that cannot be fulfilled by forcing education to physical spaces and within a given time provided classroom functioning hours. Due to this reason, the restrictions of classroom space and limited hours have led teachers and learners to find ways and innovative views to overcome the limitations. Learning the English language traditionally is specified concerning the classroom environment, and the teachers transform the information to the learners. It is popularized; that blended learning has been favoured by flexibility, which enables innovative teaching procedures. Blended learning allows students to utilize educational resources and participate in interactive activities that extend beyond the limitations of the traditional classroom setting.

This paper explores the attitudes and perceptions of Saurashtra University English language instructors and students on the blended learning approach. This paper focuses on a survey conducted among 35 English language teachers at the college level and 200 UG-level commerce students of Saurashtra University. Two separate structured questionnaires were created using Google Forms and addressed the opinions of instructors and students at several colleges, affiliated with Saurashtra University. The purpose of the survey was to create a data-based scenario about the attitudes, observations, and experiences of English teachers and students about the blended learning strategy.

Later, the data was analyzed and interpreted to develop better insight, which ultimately helped in making appropriate generalizations. Finally, the paper enlists major findings and recommendations for improving the current scenario.