The Development of Blended Learning Design to Improve English Writing Competence of Higher Vocational College Students in Sichuan, China
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Background and Aim: English is a universal language and plays a crucial role in students' future work and lives. A pilot survey of freshmen at Sichuan Vocational College of Health and Rehabilitation revealed that their English writing performance is unsatisfactory. This research aims to improve students' English writing competence by developing a blended learning design based on a web page application, offering insights for other English teachers.
Materials and Methods: This study adopted a quantitative analysis method, dividing two classes into an experimental group with blended learning and a control group with traditional teaching. Data were collected over 13 weeks through pre-and post-tests to measure improvements.
Results: The analysis showed that the blended learning design significantly improved students' English writing skills, particularly in vocabulary, organization, mechanics, and language use, with vocabulary and language use showing the most improvement.
Conclusion: It is necessary and feasible to apply a blended learning design to English writing teaching. In the future, teachers can reasonably use the Pigai web page application in English writing teaching according to the teaching environment and students' learning characteristics.
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