FLIPPED CLASSROOM INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUE AND IELTS WRITING TASK 2: AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.63075/ah3qj768Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine how flipping classrooms affects IELTS students essay writing ability. The study sample comprised of 24 students from DELLS Language Academy Mardan, among these 24 students 12 were part of the experimental group and 12 were in the control group. Nature of the study was experimental and pre and post test was applied. Essay writing test was applied at the start of the experiment, following that, the control group received instruction using the conventional way, whereas the experimental group received instruction via flipping. Both groups were given same IELS writing task prior to the experiment and after the experiment as well. It was found that in the post-test of the Task 2 writing test, the experimental group did better than the control group. It is recommended that blended learning maybe used to enhance learners essay writing skills.
Keywords: flipped classroom, IELTS, writing task 2, students’ attitudes