USING BLENDI APPROACH TO IMPROVE THE EFL STUDENTS’ LANGUAGE SKILLS

Irina Kazumyan, Nagamurali Eragamreddy

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https://doi.org/10.22190/JTESAP231013004K
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Modern education system in most countries is built on providing equal education opportunities to all people, regardless of their capabilities and limitations. Hence, most higher education institutions have realized that preserving past learning and teaching practices does not meet the needs of a 21st century student. Many universities and colleges today use online and/or blended learning for most courses they offer. The aim of this article is to discuss the implementation of blended learning for inclusion in teaching English as a foreign language in one of the universities in Oman. This study also looks at how the BLENDI method affects various language components and whether it can help EFL students improve their language skills.


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inclusive education, blended learning, foreign language teaching and learning

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