The Impact of Online Learning of English as a Second Language by Students: An Experimental Study

Abstract

This study presents the impact of the online mode of education on learning English as a second language by the student. There were 40 students of Allama Iqbal Open University, who took part in this experimental study. They were divided into two groups randomly. The control group was provided English language instructions through a communicative approach and followed the instructions of doing exercises and completing tasks traditionally. While for an online group, a learning management system was used for instructional purposes. Then, a standard general English test (TOFEL) was taken as a post-test by both of the groups. Thus, the results indicated that the online group showed better outcomes than that of the traditionally learned control group in learning the English language. The outcomes of this experimental study have educational uses for training session developers for students, curriculum designers, material producers, and all who played their role in their learning process.