Investigating Factors Influencing Willingness to Communicate in the Virtual Learning Communities among EFL Majors

نوع المستند : المقالة الأصلية

المؤلف

قسم المناهج وطرق التدريس (لغة إنجليزية)، كلية التربية بنين بالقاهرة، جامعة الأزهر.

المستخلص

هدف البحث الحالي إلى استقصاء درجة رغبة التواصل في مجتمعات التعلم الافتراضية والعوامل المؤثرة فيها لدى طلاب شعبة اللغة الإنجليزية، كلغة أجنبية، بكلية التربية، جامعة الأزهر، ولتحقيق هدف البحث تم الاعتماد على المنهج الكمكيفي (التصميم التفسيري المتتابع)، وتمثلت عينة البحث الكمّي في١٢٥ طالبًا تم اختيارهم بطريقة عشوائية، وتمثلت أداة البحث الكمّي في استبانة، طبِّقت على العينة الكمّية لتحديد درجة رغبة التواصل لديهم في مجتمعات التعلم الافتراضية؛ كما تم اختيار عينة البحث الكيفية  تم اختيارهم بطريقة العينة الأكثر ملاءمة والبالغ عددها سبعة طلاب، وتمثلت أداة البحث الكيفية في مقابلة شبه مقيدة، تم إجراؤها مع العينة الكيفية. وأسفرت نتائج البحث الكمية والكيفية عن انخفاض مستوى الرغبة في التواصل لدى الطلاب، بالإضافة إلى وجود عديد من العوامل التي تؤثر سلبًا على الرغبة في التواصل في مجتمعات التعلم الافتراضية، وأوصى البحث بضرورة إلقاء الضوء على مجتمعات التعلم الافتراضية باعتبارها إحدى بيئات التعلم الواعدة في القرن الحادي والعشرين، بالإضافة إلى حتمية تبني ممارسات التعليم والتعلم الفعال نحو زيادة الرغبة في التواصل لدى متعلمي اللغة الإنجليزية كلغة أجنبية.

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