Evaluating Iraqi EFL Learners’ Attitudes Toward Flipped Classrooms in Learning English for Specific Purpose

Abstract

Technology has completely changed our classroom environment in such a way that a flipped classroom, which is a very popular model, becomes feasible and subsequently students find it engaging at a large extent. This approach to student learning which is powered by technology is considered as a replacing of the self-paced student study i.e. the traditional way of teaching. The aim of this study was to investigate the extent to which the flipped classroom method would capture the interest and motivation of Iraqi learners of ESP. The participants were 50 undergraduate students enrolled in a compulsory course, “Specialized Readings in English Language,” at Southern Technical University, Iraq. The data collection instrument was a reliable questionnaire which had been previously tested and validated by Namaziandoost and Ziafar in their 2020 research measured EFL Learners’ attitudes towards using language learning strategies. One, sample t, test served as the critical instrument to ascertain the significance of the collected data, which we used to examine the statistical significance of it. The study revealed that the students have negative attitudes to such a class and consequently chose the traditional teaching method with which they were already familiar. The outcome of the study was thoroughly examined and discussed, and the implications were also provided.