EFL instructors’ interactions with their students on Learning Management System

Abstract

Interaction is an essential requirement in language courses. However, high class population, classroom noise, and fear of public speaking among learners are just a few of the obstacles that instructors and students may face while communicating with each other. Therefore, distant and web-based education platforms can facilitate dialogues between students and instructors beyond the confines of the classroom. The study aims to determine the extent of Learning Management System (LMS) interactions between English as a foreign language (EFL) instructors and their students. In this descriptive study, 246 English instructors employed in preparatory schools across a range of state and private universities in Türkiye participated. A demographics questionnaire and a survey with 24 items were given to the participants for data collection. The findings indicated that there were three levels of interaction between EFL instructors and their students while using LMSs: high, moderate, and low.