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Volume 20:9 September 2020
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Chinese Students’ Perceptions on EFL Classroom Learning Environments and the Use of Multimedia as a Constructivist Approach to English Language Learning

Chunxia Xu

Abstract

The focus of this study was to achieve these two objectives: 1) To determine the Chinese students’ perceptions on EFL classroom learning environments; and 2) to identify the levels of Chinese students’ perceptions on the use of multimedia as a constructivist approach to English language learning in the EFL classroom. The study used a quantitative research design and used purposive sampling to choose the participants. There were 200 Chinese students participated in the study. A questionnaire was used as the instrument to collect the data while descriptive analysis using the Mean (M) and Standard Deviation (SD) was used for the analyses.

The result indicated that the three domains of the process of the learning environment; 1) learning to communicate, M= 2.32 and SD= 1.20 interpreted as low; 2) learning to investigate, M= 4.04 and SD= .96 interpreted as high; and, 3) learning to think, M= 4.00 and SD=.96 interpreted as high. The implication is that among the domains of the learning process environment, the ‘learning to communicate’ domain should be the focus of teaching and learning as this domain needs to be improved. As for the Chinese students' perception based on the three domains of multimedia, with regards to 1) relevance, the M= 4.03 and SD=.96; 2) ease to use, M= 4.02, and SD= .95, and 3) challenge, M= 4.03 and SD= .95. This suggests that the three domains of multimedia are perceived by the Chinese students as 'high'. Thus, using multimedia in the EFL English classroom is recommended for teaching and learning in the future.

Keywords: Chinese Students’ perception, Constructivist approach, EFL classroom, EFL learning environments, Multimedia

Introduction

Perception affects students' interest in learning. Consequently, the learning environment has a significant influence on how students view their overall perception of teaching and learning. The 21st century is the era where many changes happen. This is when technology dominates the world and everything becomes digital, even education. Multimedia as one of the products of technology becomes 'a knight in shining armor' which provides a sense of reality and a good experience that might cultivate students' interest, motivation in learning, and ability to participate in classroom activities. Xu (2010) explained that multimedia can assist students' listening, speaking, reading, and writing abilities. Furthermore, students can gain basic knowledge in the target language such as English in the classroom through the use of multimedia learning. Sarowardy and Halder (2019) pointed out that the use of multimedia has been or has been claimed for a long time to be an indispensable part of the teaching.

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Chunxia Xu
Assumption University
Thailand
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