Journal of English for Specific Purposes Praxis

Journal of English for Specific Purposes Praxis

On the Influence of Using Blended Learning Strategy on Law Students’ Achievement in Learning ESP and Teachers’ Attitudes Towards it

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
Farhad Mardaneh 1
Abolfazl Mokhtari 2
Shadi Moradzadeh Fard 3
Touraj Esmaeili 4
1 Department of English Language and Literature, Faculty of Humanities, University of Zanjan, Zanjan, Iran
2 Department of English Language,CT.C., Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
3 Department of English Language, CT.C., Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
4 Department of English Language, Faculty of Foreign Languages, South Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
10.22034/jespp.2025.514691.1006
Abstract
This study was an attempt to investigate the influence of using blended learning strategy on law students’ achievement in learning ESP and teachers’ attitudes towards it. To do so, 150 law ESP students were asked to respond to the students’ achievement questionnaire in learning ESP via blended learning strategy consisting of 30 items, and students’ attitude questionnaire towards blended learning strategy comprising 10 items. In addition, five ESP instructors answered the teachers’ attitude questionnaire towards using blended learning strategy in teaching ESP and their class achievement were measured through having some observations based on ‘Brown’s Class Observation Strategy’ during the whole semester. One-sample t-test (t = 14.61, p = .000) indicated that using blended learning strategy improves law students’ achievement in learning ESP. Also, one-sample t-test (t = 13.64, p = .000) showed that the students have positive attitude towards utilizing blended learning strategy in learning ESP. Similarly, t-test (t = 9.43, p = .001) revealed that using blended learning strategy enhances law teachers’ attitude in teaching ESP. Findings can be helpful for ESP students, teachers, educators, material developers, and course designers.
Keywords
achievement in learning ESP, attitudes
blended learning strategy
law students
Journal of English for Specific Purposes Praxis
Volume 2, Issue 1
Winter 2025
Pages 76-94