Implementation of FCM Approach: Challenges Before Teachers and Identification of Gaps

Alaa Alahmadi; Mohammad Saleem

doi:10.30935/cedtech/12581

Alaa Alahmadi ¹, Mohammad Saleem ¹ ^*

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Submitted: 03 September 2022, Published Online: 26 October 2022

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Abstract

FCM is a new approach to lesson delivery in most of the developing world, and neither the (higher education) system, nor the teachers and learners are prepared and well-equipped to handle the demands of the approach. The present study was conducted to document the challenges before teachers implementing FCM in EFL/ESL classrooms. The study was conducted as an end-of-term survey using questionnaires and interview techniques for data collection. The questionnaire was comprised of statements on methods, materials, mode of delivery, and feedback to learners, while the semi-unstructured interviews were meant to gather a narrative account of teachers’ experiences in implementing FCM approach to language teaching. 50 university teachers from Saudi Arabia were surveyed for the study. The obtained results present a picture of difficulties before ESL teachers in implementing FCM. The majority of the participants (mean=49.8) opine that they face one or the other challenge when they use FCM approach in ESL classrooms. Roughly one third (mean=31.6) of the participants expressed that they do not face any challenges in implementing FCM. In the semi-structured interview sessions, the teachers expressed their dissatisfaction with the approach, and said they are generally ill-equipped to deliver lessons and address feedback issues effectively.

Keywords: flipped classroom, teaching challenges, survey study, learner achievement, in-class activities, out-of-class activities

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Alahmadi, A., & Saleem, M. (2022). Implementation of FCM Approach: Challenges Before Teachers and Identification of Gaps. Contemporary Educational Technology, 14(4), ep394. https://doi.org/10.30935/cedtech/12581

Alahmadi, A., and Saleem, M. (2022). Implementation of FCM Approach: Challenges Before Teachers and Identification of Gaps. Contemporary Educational Technology, 14(4), ep394. https://doi.org/10.30935/cedtech/12581

Alahmadi A, Saleem M. Implementation of FCM Approach: Challenges Before Teachers and Identification of Gaps. CONT ED TECHNOLOGY. 2022;14(4), ep394. https://doi.org/10.30935/cedtech/12581

Alahmadi, Alaa, and Mohammad Saleem. "Implementation of FCM Approach: Challenges Before Teachers and Identification of Gaps". Contemporary Educational Technology 2022 14 no. 4 (2022): ep394. https://doi.org/10.30935/cedtech/12581

Alahmadi, Alaa et al. "Implementation of FCM Approach: Challenges Before Teachers and Identification of Gaps". Contemporary Educational Technology, vol. 14, no. 4, 2022, ep394. https://doi.org/10.30935/cedtech/12581

Alahmadi A, Saleem M. Implementation of FCM Approach: Challenges Before Teachers and Identification of Gaps. CONT ED TECHNOLOGY. 2022;14(4):ep394. https://doi.org/10.30935/cedtech/12581