Improving Undergraduate Sociology Students’ Presentation Skills through Reflective Learning in an Online Learning Environment
The increasing growth of online learning creates opportunities for language learners to improve their academic proficiency. However, quite often, foreign language educators claim that an online learning environment is not suitable for developing students’ oral speaking proficiency. This paper is a case study of teaching academic presentation skills using a blended learning format. It takes a closer look at the existing web-based presentation skills pedagogy, discussing the challenges, perspectives of development, and methods of improving online academic presentation teaching through students’ reflective learning practices. It is suggested that reflective learning stages applied to an online course design and proper face-to-face instruction mode foster students’ academic oral proficiency and makes online learning highly effective.
Journal of Online Learning and Teaching
