Students' perceptions of using a flipped classroom instructional model in an ESP course

摘要

The flipped classroom is one of the contemporary pedagogical methods and it commonly means an instructional model that students view video lectures and practice problems as homework prior to class, and engage student-centered activities in the classroom. This research experimented with a flipped classroom approach in an undergraduate English learning course for specific purposes, along with investigated the perception of the value of using flipped classroom strategy. Questionnaires and pre-and post-tests were employed to collect data. The findings indicate that not only the impact on the student experience is significantly positive and with a higher level of satisfaction by students especially for those students who have TOEIC test experience before, but the flipped approach can increases students' learning engagement which allows students to work at their own pace and meets their own learning needs.