Research Article

Towards a Blended Programme for Arabic and Other Less Commonly Taught Languages (LCTLs) in the South African Higher Education Context

Table 3

Descriptive statistics for students’ perceptions towards the syllabus design and layout.

ItemNSAANDSDMeanStd. dev

The designed blended course is well organized2326.0952.1721.741.960.71
The course layout is attractive2326.0939.1330.434.352.130.87
The course is motivating and interesting2330.4343.4826.091.960.77
The course enhances the interaction between teachers and learners2339.1334.7826.091.870.81
The course gives me enough time to do tasks2378.2613.048.702.300.63
The course considers issues such as slow internet connectivity and access to data238.7026.0943.4813.048.702.871.06
I fully support blended learning but not fully online learning2321.7434.7834.784.354.352.351.03