Foreign Language Instruction: Students’ Perception of a Virtual Learning Environment
Fernanda dos S. Becker Jacintho | 2012
Virtual learning environments (VLE) are technological resources and tools adapted and used for educational purposes. Although they are directly related to distance education, in the last years, VLE have been also used to support on-campus classes. The aim of this qualitative research is to investigate the use of the virtual learning environment – Moodle in the Letras Inglês Course LLE7495 – Compreensão e Produção Escrita V, focusing on students’ perceptions in relation to this virtual environment. A questionnaire was devised and applied to students who took this course in the semester 2011.1. At the end of the study it was concluded that students are aware of the possibilities that the use of the virtual environment can provide for their learning process, and also that teachers need to be aware of the possibilities afforded by the use of the environment and must be prepared to use it. Furthermore, that the students are aware of their role in the learning process.