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Blended Learning for EFL Speaking Development in Chinese Higher Education: Differential CAF Gains and the Attitude-Mediated Pathway from Course Experience to Motivation

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: HRMARS - This paper examines the efficiency of a blended learning speaking course in English as a Foreign Language (EFL) students in Chinese higher education and focuses on the differential learning gains in complexity, accuracy, and fluency (CAF) and the mediator role of learners' attitudes. Based on quantitative results of pre- and post-speaking tests and on questionnaire responses, the research discusses (a) whether students achieved significant improvements in speaking performance at the end of the blended course, (b) what CAF dimensions had the most salient gains, and (c) how the learners' attitudes towards blended learning mediated the relationship between course experience and learning motivation.

Source: International Journal of Academic Research in Progressive Education and Development

DOI: 10.6007/ijarped/v15-i1/27640

Authors: Wu Chen, Lilliati Ismail, Halimal Jamil

Institutions: Universiti Putra Malaysia, Xi'an Shiyou University

Language: English

Topic: English Language Learning and Teaching

Subfield: Information Systems

Field: Computer Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDG: Quality education

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W7128739156