A Comparative Study of Blended Learning versus Traditional Learning in ESL Class

Abstract

The aim of this study was to examine the effects of blended learning (BL) and traditional learning (TL) on students' achievements in English as a second learning (ESL), one of the Government College in Bahawalpur, Punjab Pakistan. The study compares English Language learning abilities using BL and TL. An experimental study was conducted using an experimental and a control group of thirty students in each group, students' performance in the English language skills (reading, writing, listening, speaking, vocabulary and grammar) were measured through pretest and posttest. The students in the experimental group engaged the blended learning approach (BLA) while students in the control group engaged the traditional learning approach (TLA). The results of students in pre-test and post-test describe that the students with the BLA had a great achievement in this experimental study comparatively the students with the TLA found a significant difference ESL development. It is hoped that teachers should implement BL method as it can improve the quality of teaching and learning.