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http://dx.doi.org/10.15207/JKCS.2021.12.4.171

The Efficacy of Using a Learning-App in a Zoom-Based English Class in the Untact Era  

Kim, Hye-Jeong (College of General Education, Kookmin University)
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Journal of the Korea Convergence Society / v.12, no.4, 2021 , pp. 171-177 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study examined how the use of learning apps in Zoom-based classes affects learners' English achievement and assessed the efficiency of app use in Zoom-based English classes. The study utilized the English Central (EC) app to induce learners to actively participate in zoom-based classes. To assess the app's efficiency, two rounds of achievement tests and an open-ended questionnaire were administered. The two tests showed that Zoom-based EC app utilization classes positively affected learners' English achievement and the questionnaire revealed that the learners were highly satisfied with using the EC app in Zoom-based classes. The participants praised this approach for "complementing insufficient class content" and facilitating "immediate feedback" (on the EC app), "English practice," and "real-time communication and sharing of opinions" (on Zoom-based classes), describing it as "not boring" and "4 skill training in English." Instructors should strive to efficiently use such new teaching tools in the evolving environment of the untact era.
Keywords
Zoom-based class; Learning app; English Central app; English achievement; Untact era;
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