Investigating EFL Teachers’ and Learners’ Attitudes towards the Impact of Blended Learning on Learners’ Autonomy

Abstract

This research attempts to investigate teachers’ and learners’ views and perceptions towards the impact of blended learning on EFL learners’ autonomy, which is very important for the attainment of the learning objectives. Moreover, the current study aims to display learners’ heavy dependence to their teachers that may be an obstacle towards an effective learning process of English as a foreign language. In order to confirm or reject the assumed data, a quantitative study is done on one hundred and six Master One students and twenty-one of their teachers at the department of English, 8 May 1945 University, Guelma. The results that the study yields show that teachers and students reveal positive attitudes towards the effect of blended learning on learners’ self-reliance. According to these findings, teachers and students are invited to integrate this type of learning in the Algerian classes to learn the English language.