Background/purpose: English language plays an important role in Afghanistan higher education. Pro... more Background/purpose: English language plays an important role in Afghanistan higher education. Proficiency in English as the language of communication is becoming progressively important for the development of higher education. However, speaking in English is one of the anxiety provoking skills for most of Afghan learners. This study therefore aims to investigate Afghanistan undergraduate English and literature students’ perceptions on foreign language speaking anxiety, and its components of communication apprehension (CA), fear of negative evaluation (FNE) and test anxiety (TA). Method: An adapted version of Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale (FLCAS) and an interview protocol were used to investigate 302 Afghan students’ foreign language anxiety. Results/conclusion: The findings suggested that the students experienced a moderate level of anxiety. The female students had higher level of foreign language anxiety (FLA) than male students. The study further revealed that CA was th...
Online technology plays a significant role in higher education especially in assisting teaching a... more Online technology plays a significant role in higher education especially in assisting teaching and learning. In Afghanistan, to move towards student-centered and technology- driven learning, the Ministry of Higher Education (MoHE) encourages all universities to use technology to facilitate teaching and learning. This study, therefore, attempts to measure Afghanistan university students' perceptions of online tools utilization on their learning. A survey questionnaire was distributed to 217 students, and 35 of them volunteered to be interviewed. The results generally indicated positive perceptions of online tools utilization. However, participants believed that online tools are able to assist them develop surface learning better than deep learning. This is due to a number of barriers faced by the students, and universities in providing better learning experiences through technology. The findings suggest a need for trainings and constant exposure for both teachers and students
Online technology plays an important role in teaching and learning especially to provide variety ... more Online technology plays an important role in teaching and learning especially to provide variety into students’ learning experiences. In Afghanistan, to embrace the technologically-driven learning, the Ministry of Higher Education (MoHE) encourages all universities to use technology for teaching and learning. It is hoped that with such effort, technology is able to assist students’ learning particularly to enhance their thinking skills. Although the challenge has been well-accepted and implemented, it is essential to investigate whether this move has the positive effects it aimed for. This study therefore investigated Afghanistan university students’ perceptions of online tools utilization on their thinking skills. 217 questionnaires were distributed, and 35 of the participants volunteered to be interviewed. The results generally show positive perceptions of the effects of using online tools on thinking skills. Participants also believed that online tools have helped developed their...
Online technology plays an important role in teaching and learning especially to provide variety ... more Online technology plays an important role in teaching and learning especially to provide variety into students' learning experiences. In Afghanistan, to embrace the technologically-driven learning, the Ministry of Higher Education (MoHE) encourages all universities to use technology for teaching and learning. It is hoped that with such effort, technology is able to assist students' learning particularly to enhance their thinking skills. Although the challenge has been well-accepted and implemented, it is essential to investigate whether this move has the positive effects it aimed for. This study therefore investigated Afghanistan university students' perceptions of online tools utilization on their thinking skills. 217 questionnaires were distributed, and 35 of the participants volunteered to be interviewed. The results generally show positive perceptions of the effects of using online tools on thinking skills. Participants also believed that online tools have helped developed their lower-order better than their higher-order thinking skills. The findings proposed providing training programs for teachers and students to use online tools effectively for better learning experience where thinking skills particularly higher-order thinking can be enhanced.
Background/purpose: English language plays an important role in Afghanistan higher education. Pro... more Background/purpose: English language plays an important role in Afghanistan higher education. Proficiency in English as the language of communication is becoming progressively important for the development of higher education. However, speaking in English is one of the anxiety provoking skills for most of Afghan learners. This study therefore aims to investigate Afghanistan undergraduate English and literature students’ perceptions on foreign language speaking anxiety, and its components of communication apprehension (CA), fear of negative evaluation (FNE) and test anxiety (TA). Method: An adapted version of Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale (FLCAS) and an interview protocol were used to investigate 302 Afghan students’ foreign language anxiety. Results/conclusion: The findings suggested that the students experienced a moderate level of anxiety. The female students had higher level of foreign language anxiety (FLA) than male students. The study further revealed that CA was th...
Online technology plays a significant role in higher education especially in assisting teaching a... more Online technology plays a significant role in higher education especially in assisting teaching and learning. In Afghanistan, to move towards student-centered and technology- driven learning, the Ministry of Higher Education (MoHE) encourages all universities to use technology to facilitate teaching and learning. This study, therefore, attempts to measure Afghanistan university students' perceptions of online tools utilization on their learning. A survey questionnaire was distributed to 217 students, and 35 of them volunteered to be interviewed. The results generally indicated positive perceptions of online tools utilization. However, participants believed that online tools are able to assist them develop surface learning better than deep learning. This is due to a number of barriers faced by the students, and universities in providing better learning experiences through technology. The findings suggest a need for trainings and constant exposure for both teachers and students
Online technology plays an important role in teaching and learning especially to provide variety ... more Online technology plays an important role in teaching and learning especially to provide variety into students’ learning experiences. In Afghanistan, to embrace the technologically-driven learning, the Ministry of Higher Education (MoHE) encourages all universities to use technology for teaching and learning. It is hoped that with such effort, technology is able to assist students’ learning particularly to enhance their thinking skills. Although the challenge has been well-accepted and implemented, it is essential to investigate whether this move has the positive effects it aimed for. This study therefore investigated Afghanistan university students’ perceptions of online tools utilization on their thinking skills. 217 questionnaires were distributed, and 35 of the participants volunteered to be interviewed. The results generally show positive perceptions of the effects of using online tools on thinking skills. Participants also believed that online tools have helped developed their...
Online technology plays an important role in teaching and learning especially to provide variety ... more Online technology plays an important role in teaching and learning especially to provide variety into students' learning experiences. In Afghanistan, to embrace the technologically-driven learning, the Ministry of Higher Education (MoHE) encourages all universities to use technology for teaching and learning. It is hoped that with such effort, technology is able to assist students' learning particularly to enhance their thinking skills. Although the challenge has been well-accepted and implemented, it is essential to investigate whether this move has the positive effects it aimed for. This study therefore investigated Afghanistan university students' perceptions of online tools utilization on their thinking skills. 217 questionnaires were distributed, and 35 of the participants volunteered to be interviewed. The results generally show positive perceptions of the effects of using online tools on thinking skills. Participants also believed that online tools have helped developed their lower-order better than their higher-order thinking skills. The findings proposed providing training programs for teachers and students to use online tools effectively for better learning experience where thinking skills particularly higher-order thinking can be enhanced.
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