The Effect of Online and Coached Online Instructions on Pronunciation and Vocabulary in Blended Learning = The Effect of Online and Coached Online Instructions on Pronunciation and Vocabulary in Blended Learning

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

This study compared the effects of online instruction and coached* online instruction on EFL learners` pronunciation and vocabulary in blended learning (BL). The participants in the research were 95 college students who were randomly assigned to three different groups: Group 1 (control), Group 2 (blended learning coursework), and Group 3 (coached blended learning coursework). The students took a pretest in week 2 and posttest in week 13 and received one of the three treatments on English speaking in weeks 3 through 10. Data from the pre- and the posttest audio speech samples were collected and analyzed. The results from the speaking test in terms of pronunciation and vocabulary indicated that coached group showed greater improvement than the other groups. The findings of this study suggest incorporating coaching into a BL environment in EFL learning contexts.