English Distance Learning: possibilities and limitations of MEO for the Flipped Classroom

• Autor(a) principal: Finardi, Kyria Rebeca
• Data de Publicação: 2016
• Outros Autores: Vieira Prebianca, Gicele Vergine, Schmitt, Jeovani
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Revista Brasileira de Lingüística Aplicada (Online)
• Texto Completo: http://www.periodicos.letras.ufmg.br/index.php/rbla/article/view/8527
• topic: online L2 teaching and learning; MEO; flipped classroom

The study investigates possibilities and limitations of the MEO course for the inverted classroom format. Two hundred and eighty-nine Brazilian federal university students evaluated the MEO software in terms of its usability features. Three participants were interviewed for data triangulation. Results of the study suggest that users with more experience are more sensitive to aspects of human-computer interaction than less experienced ones, particularly when the criteria of Flexibility, User Experience, Informational Density and Feedback are considered. In addition, findings also show that the speaking and writing skills are the most difficult to develop in the MEO course. The study concludes that in order to overcome limitations in MEO, especially in terms of the Feedback criterion, the software can and should be used in the flipped classroom format.