Bangladeshi University Students’ Perception about Using Google Classroom for Teaching English

Authors

Keywords:

Google classroom, technology, prospects, challenges, teaching, learning, English

Abstract

Google Classroom is an online learning platform developed by Google which enables both the teachers and learners to engage in 'beyond the classroom' learning in an innovative way. This paper focuses on the prospects of using Google classroom for learning English at the university level in Bangladesh. The prospect includes how the Bangladeshi university students think that this online tool may help them to communicate, as well as develop and organize their work to learn English effectively. Besides, this research tries to find out the challenges the learners face in terms of using Google classroom to learn English. Through this research some technical issues have been traced out which can be eradicated by Google to make Google classroom more user-friendly. Apart from that this paper also shows some challenging issues faced by the Bangladeshi learners while using Google classroom for teaching English.

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

Author Biography

Md. Sadequle Islam

Lecturer in English
Faculty of Social Sciences,
University of Chittagong,
Bangladesh

References

An, Yun-Jo and Reigeluth, Charles. "Creating technology enhanced, learner-centeredClassrooms :K–12 teachers’ beliefs, perceptions, barriers, and support needs", Journal of Digital Learning in Teacher Education, 2011 28(2): 54-62.

Ballew, Tarcy. "Teacher perceptions of a technology-based Google classroom", 2017. (Accessed 5th May 2019 https://www.cn.edu/libraries/tiny_mce/tiny_mce/plug ns/filemanager/files/Dissertations/Dissertations2017

Bebell, Damian. and Kay, Rachel. "One to one computing: A summary of the quantitative results of the Berkshire Wireless Learning Initiative", The Journal of Technology, Learning, and Assessment, 2010 9(2):1-60.

Crawford, Ashlee. R. "Google Classroom", 2015. acrawf41.weebly.com/…3/7/a-crawford_emerging technology (Accessed 5th May 2019).

Curtis, Sophie. "How technology is changing childhood", 2013.https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/10 529 (Accessed 5th May 2019).

Iftakhar, Shampa. "Google classroom: What works and how"? Journal of Education and Social Sciences, 2016 (3): 12-18.

Keeler, Alice. "15 More things you can do with Google Classroom"2014.

http://www.alicekeeler.com/teachertech/2014/09/22/1 -more-things-you-can-do-with-google-classroom (Accessed 5th May 2019).

Keppler, Mike and Spencer Weiler, Dan Mass. "Focused ubiquity: A purposeful approach to providing students with laptops", Educational Technology & Society 2014 17(4): 278-288.

Nemeth, Karen N. and Simon, Fran S. “Using technology as a teaching tool for dual language learners in preschool through grade 3.” National Association for the Education of Young Children, 2013 68(1): 48-52

Patrick, Susan and Chris Sturgis. "Maximizing Competency Education and Blended Learning: Insights from Experts", 2015 https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ ED557 755.pdf (Accssed 5th May 2019).

Sell, Roger and Jeffrey Cornelius-White, Ching-Wen Chang, Annice McLean, W Roy Roworth. "A meta-synthesis of research on 1:1 technology initiatives in K-12 education". Missouri State University, Institute for School Improvement.Springfield, MO: Ozarks Educational Research Initiative 2012.

Thomas, Michael. et. al. "Contemporary computer-assisted language learning: The role of digital media and incremental change". In M. Thomas, H. Reinders an M. Warschauer, Contemporary computer-assisted language learning, 2012, 21-31.

Warschauer, Mark. “Computer-assisted language learning: An introduction.” In S. Fotos (Ed.), Multimedia language teaching, Tokyo: Logos International. 1996, 3-20.

Additional Files

Published

2019-08-01

How to Cite

Islam, M. S. . (2019). Bangladeshi University Students’ Perception about Using Google Classroom for Teaching English. Psycho-Educational Research Reviews, 8(2), 57 –. Retrieved from https://perrjournal.com/index.php/perrjournal/article/view/160