Abstract
Applying blended learning to the teaching of civilization in the higher education context aims at providing variety to the already existing teaching approaches, and making learning more effective by shifting the focus of the teaching process from the teacher to the learner. In its core definition, blended learning is a combination of the usual face-to-face classroom methods of instruction and the nowadays technological online-based strategies. Currently, the fusion between traditional and digital online learning is used widely in higher education, and proves to have a positive impact on learning. This exploratory presentation is an attempt to shed light on the use of this method in the teaching of both historical and cultural dimensions of civilization at the university level, and more particularly in the EFL classroom. The study also displays the ways whereby blended learning motivates the students to learn by themselves. To serve these ends, the presentation is divided into two parts: The first part provides a general overview of this type of teaching and learning and presents evidence that supports it, while the second part addresses its applicability to the civilization teaching and points at the challenges facing it, and also highlights how it urges the active participation of the student in the process of learning.
Presenters
Souad BennacerPhD Student, English Language Department, Laghouat University, Algeria, Batna, Algeria
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KEYWORDS
Blended learning, Civilization, Higher education, Learner-centeredness
