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International Journal of Language and Education Research 2025, Vol. 7(2) 128-150
Teachers’ Perceptions of Developing Autonomous Learning Using Blended Learning
pp. 128 - 150
Publish Date: August 31, 2025 | Single/Total View: 0/0 | Single/Total Download: 0/0
Abstract
The current research attempts to explore autonomous learners’ patterns based on an in-depth analysis of both autonomy and blended learning concepts. Therefore, it is based on a descriptive approach. The research hypothesizes that implementing blended learning among undergraduate learners boosts their autonomous learning. An online questionnaire was used as the main data-gathering tool to gain empirical data. The questionnaire was administered to the sample of this study, which comprises 129 teachers randomly selected from the Department of English at Oran, Batna 2, Setif 2Universities, Algeria. The collected data were coded, treated, and analysed using the Social Package of Social Sciences (SPSS). Ultimately, the results of this investigation prove that blended learning positively affects learners’ autonomous learning. Additionally, learners who adopted blended learning from the early stages were highly motivated to be autonomous learners than those who used to learn just in traditional classes. Teachers recommend that adopting blended learning in high schools will positively impact future university learners.
Keywords: Autonomy, autonomous learning, blended learning, boosting, higher education
APA 7th edition
Rahmani, A., Kilickaya, F., & Ghounane, N. (2025). Teachers’ Perceptions of Developing Autonomous Learning Using Blended Learning. International Journal of Language and Education Research, 7(2), 128-150.
Harvard
Rahmani, A., Kilickaya, F. and Ghounane, N. (2025). Teachers’ Perceptions of Developing Autonomous Learning Using Blended Learning. International Journal of Language and Education Research, 7(2), pp. 128-150.
Chicago 16th edition
Rahmani, Asma, Ferit Kilickaya and Nadia Ghounane (2025). "Teachers’ Perceptions of Developing Autonomous Learning Using Blended Learning". International Journal of Language and Education Research 7 (2):128-150.
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