2011
DOI: 10.29140/jaltcall.v7n1.106
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EFL students’ readiness for e-learning: Factors influencing e-learners’ acceptance of the Blackboard in a Saudi university

Abstract: e purpose of this study was to recognise the perceptions of undergraduate students in diff erent levels of the English department as to their readiness to accept e-learning as the dominant learning paradigm at King Khalid University (KKU KKU), by probing the opinions of a sample of the EFL EFL students. Descriptive research, involving a survey and in-depth interviews, was utilised to recognise and analyse teachers and students' perceptions of their attitudes towards e-learning, their readiness to accept it, an… Show more

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“…Students' positive attitude determines that they are accepting use of technology especially elearning at higher educational level. Fageeh (2011) supported that there is overall acceptance of students for e-learning initiatives. Abdelrahimet al, (2011) concluded that the students' attitude towards e-learning is positive and it is also supported by the study of Ahmad (2011).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 86%
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“…Students' positive attitude determines that they are accepting use of technology especially elearning at higher educational level. Fageeh (2011) supported that there is overall acceptance of students for e-learning initiatives. Abdelrahimet al, (2011) concluded that the students' attitude towards e-learning is positive and it is also supported by the study of Ahmad (2011).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 86%
“…Zaitoon (2014) promotes the e-environment after conducting a qualitative research on e-learning readiness. Students are willingly ready for shifting from teaching/ learning process to a new process of learning and within the parameters of environment (Fageeh, 2011).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Previous research study proves that students are willing to accept the change. That change which refers to transformation of traditional face‐to‐face learning to new learning methods (Fageeh, 2011). Moreover, Pakistani students shows positive attitude toward eLearning at higher educational level (Rafiq, Hussain, & Abbas, 2020).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Previous research studies have shown that virtual tutoring and virtual learning environments not only affect students' academic performance but also have a great influence on their attitudes towards technology. Research findings show that the use of virtual technology depends on the attitudes and experience of both teachers and learners (Fageeh, 2011). For instance, Herrera Mosquera (2017) studied the impact of employing a Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) in the EFL classroom with 210 students and 5 teachers.…”
Section: Conventional Tutoring and Virtual Tutoringmentioning
confidence: 99%