The COVID-19 pandemic has brought both challenges and opportunities to EFL classrooms in Vietnam since there is an urgent need to transform the traditional offline to an interactive online delivery mode. EFL teachers, therefore, are required to be innovative in incorporating online technology to their courses. This study presents the design of EFL writing lessons using Pear Deck, an add-on of PowerPoint Online and Google Slides with several features allowing teachers to encourage students' real-time responses while presenting informational slides. Post-instruction surveys and interview sessions were conducted among 106 English major students at Vietnam Maritime University to investigate their perceptions of how the course design affects learners' engagement, learning and course satisfaction. Results from questionnaire responses and interviews show that Pear Deck could not only boost students' engagement and learning but also offer a positive level of course satisfaction. It is suggested that Pear Deck should be employed to assist synchronous EFL writing lessons, and this tool can also be used in asynchronous form to facilitate blended instruction.
Keywords: Peardeck, Interactive online learning, EFL writing, learners' engagement, course satisfaction
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought both challenges and opportunities to EFL classrooms in Vietnam since there is an urgent need to transform the traditional offline to an interactive online delivery mode. EFL teachers, therefore, are required to be innovative in incorporating online technology to their courses. This study presents the design of EFL writing lessons using Pear Deck, an add-on of PowerPoint Online and Google Slides with several features allowing teachers to encourage students' real-time responses while presenting informational slides. Post-instruction surveys and interview sessions were conducted among 106 English major students at Vietnam Maritime University to investigate their perceptions of how the course design affects learners' engagement, learning and course satisfaction. Results from questionnaire responses and interviews show that Pear Deck could not only boost students' engagement and learning but also offer a positive level of course satisfaction. It is suggested that Pear Deck should be employed to assist synchronous EFL writing lessons, and this tool can also be used in asynchronous form to facilitate blended instruction.
Keywords: Peardeck, Interactive online learning, EFL writing, learners' engagement, course satisfaction
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