Attitudes of EFL Learners to the Implementation of the Area9 Lyceum Online Platform Based on the UTAUT Model
The advancement of technology has led to the creation of numerous platforms that could potentially be used for remote education. For example, the recent development of the English Diploma Programme at a top university in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) deploys a new platform known as Area9 Lyceum...
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| description | The advancement of technology has led to the creation of numerous platforms that could potentially be used for remote education. For example, the recent development of the English Diploma Programme at a top university in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) deploys a new platform known as Area9 Lyceum (Area9). Because the English Diploma Programme is a recent development, and especially given its use of a new platform, this proposed research will investigate learners’ attitudes to and acceptance of using the platform. Furthermore, it will look at how other universities could benefit from this experience to develop their own English as a Foreign Language (EFL) programmes along technological lines, specifically by deploying a survey tool based on the unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT). The results reflect the positive attitude of the participants. Recommendations can be drawn from this study to help persuade stakeholders in higher education to adopt such platforms in the teaching of EFL or English as a Second Language (ESL). |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e6be98d57807427b9a5864ba3d77bd5d2025-08-20T02:49:49ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172024-10-011421976910.3390/app14219769Attitudes of EFL Learners to the Implementation of the Area9 Lyceum Online Platform Based on the UTAUT ModelIman Oraif0Department of English Language and Literature, College of Languages and Translation, Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, Riyadh 3204, Saudi ArabiaThe advancement of technology has led to the creation of numerous platforms that could potentially be used for remote education. For example, the recent development of the English Diploma Programme at a top university in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) deploys a new platform known as Area9 Lyceum (Area9). Because the English Diploma Programme is a recent development, and especially given its use of a new platform, this proposed research will investigate learners’ attitudes to and acceptance of using the platform. Furthermore, it will look at how other universities could benefit from this experience to develop their own English as a Foreign Language (EFL) programmes along technological lines, specifically by deploying a survey tool based on the unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT). The results reflect the positive attitude of the participants. Recommendations can be drawn from this study to help persuade stakeholders in higher education to adopt such platforms in the teaching of EFL or English as a Second Language (ESL).https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/14/21/9769unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT)EFL learnersonline coursesArea9 |
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| title | Attitudes of EFL Learners to the Implementation of the Area9 Lyceum Online Platform Based on the UTAUT Model |
| title_full | Attitudes of EFL Learners to the Implementation of the Area9 Lyceum Online Platform Based on the UTAUT Model |
| title_fullStr | Attitudes of EFL Learners to the Implementation of the Area9 Lyceum Online Platform Based on the UTAUT Model |
| title_full_unstemmed | Attitudes of EFL Learners to the Implementation of the Area9 Lyceum Online Platform Based on the UTAUT Model |
| title_short | Attitudes of EFL Learners to the Implementation of the Area9 Lyceum Online Platform Based on the UTAUT Model |
| title_sort | attitudes of efl learners to the implementation of the area9 lyceum online platform based on the utaut model |
| topic | unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT) EFL learners online courses Area9 |
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