Culture-Based Blended Learning Approaches in English as an International or Foreign Language

Putri Gayatri is a lecturer at Universitas Brawijaya, Indonesia. Her research interest focuses on blended learning, computer-assisted language learning (CALL), and technology integration in English as a Foreign Language (EFL) instruction. Currently, she serves as the Head of the English Language Service Unit at the Faculty of Agriculture, Universitas Brawijaya. Helena Sit is a teacher educator and PhD supervisor at the University of Newcastle, Australia, specialising in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) and teacher education. Recognised nationally and internationally, she has received the College Excellence Award for Research Supervision. She serves as an executive for the Applied Linguistics Association of Australia and as program co-chair for the Hong Kong Association for Education and Technology.Shen Chen is an honorary professor in the School of Education at the University of Newcastle, Australia. In addition, he has been a research fellow and a visiting professor in Cambridge University, UK; Warwick University, UK; University of California, Berkeley, USA; University of British Columbia, Canada; and the University of Hong Kong, Nanjing University, and Beijing Language and Culture University, China.

• Table of ContentsMore about the AuthorsSeries Foreword1. Introduction: Blended Learning For EFL/EIL – Universal or Unique?2. The Development of Blended Learning3. Possibility and Feasibility of Blended Learning For EFL/EIL Teaching in Non-Western Countries4. The Technology-Based Model5. The Participants-Based Model6. The Context-Based Model7. Cultural Circles and Local Consideration8.Conclusion: Towards a Culture-based ParadigmIndex