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标题：Impact of Implementing a Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) in the EFL Classroom
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作者：Leonardo Herrera
期刊名称：Íkala
印刷版ISSN：2145-566X
出版年度：2017
卷号：22
期号：3
页码：479-498
语种：English
出版社：Escuela de Idiomas
摘要：This descriptive qualitative research study aims at identifying the impact of implementing a Virtual Learning Environment (VLE henceforth) in English-as-a-foreign language (EFL) courses at a public university in Colombia. About 210 students and 5 teachers composed the sample of convenience for this study. As for the research instruments, questionnaires, class observation notes, quick surveys, and teacher narratives were used to gather information related to students’ perceptions and attitudes towards the use of this technology in class as well as the existing conditions for such implementation. The study shows that students feel enthusiastic and motivated towards the use of VLEs, and they suggest that all teachers should indeed include them in their lessons. Students also realized that even though they are part of a digital age in which the use of personal digital devices is commonplace, it is sometimes challenging for them to deal with some types of educational technology. On the other hand, it was found that the capacity of laboratories and computers, as well as Internet connectivity, remain as the main threats to implementing VLE. Nevertheless, when those hindrances were overcome, the technology-based learning experience turned to be satisfactory for the EFL students.
关键词：information and communication technologies (ICTs);virtual learning environment (VLE);English as a foreign language (EFL);educational technology;digital age;Environnement d’apprentissage virtuel (EAV);technologie éducative;perception des étudiants;anglais comme langue étrangère (ALE);Entorno Virtual de Aprendizaje (EVA);tecnología educativa;percepción de los estudiantes;Inglés como Lengua Extranjera (ILE)