What is "Blended Learning"?

"Blended Learning" fuses traditional face-to-face classroom instruction with online learning, resulting in a holistic learning experience for students. It combines two crucial elements in the process of teaching and learning: teachers’ talent and technology tools. Blended learning enables teachers to do what they do best: work with students by taking full advantage of the power of technology. Following this approach, teachers are able to change learning activities that otherwise would have taken place during classroom time and devote that lesson to answering students’ questions or dispelling students’ doubts.

The ultimate goal of a blended approach is to highlight the best aspects of both face-to-face and online instruction for the students’ benefit. There are many reasons why you may choose to implement blended learning in the EFL classroom, consider the following:

• Instead of using classroom time for presentation of material, teachers can devote that time to clarifying some questions,
• Online activities and assessments can be carried out anytime and anywhere 
• It fosters autonomy, which is a major contributor to student satisfaction and success 
• It improves student attitudes towards learning

Blended learning also has some pitfalls, such as the strong dependence on technical resources, which need to be reliable and updated so students are able to profit from them.

All in all, the main result of proper instruction when it comes to implementing blended learning in the EFL classroom is richer interactions between teachers and students, and also between classmates. Do not hesitate and give it a try! 

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