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Blended learning is the combination of face-to-face and online instruction, incorporating the strengths of both instructional media for the benefit of learners (Friesen 2012). The online instructional component brings modern technology into the learning environment, serving a multitude of possible benefits, including raising learner motivation, increasing participation in heterogeneous groups, increasing cost-effectiveness and addressing time constraints (Cascio 2000; Dietz-Uhler & Bishop-Clark 2001; Hertel, Geister & Konradt 2005). Maintaining the face-to-face component ameliorates the potential problems associated with online learning by preserving the interpersonal presence that a classroom learning environment provides, as well as the positive immediacy of social presence cues from a real teacher and peers (Lin, Standing & Liu 2008).
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Billsborrow, T., Louw, S. (2015). E-time: A Pilot Study of Blended Learning in Corporate Language Training. In: Darasawang, P., Reinders, H. (eds) Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching. New Language Learning and Teaching Environments. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137449757_8
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