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

Table 5

Responses towards the activities and resources of the syllabus.

Item	N	SA	A	N	D	SD	Mean	Std. dev
The course includes various collaborative activities/tasks	23	39.13	43.48	13.04	4.35		1.83	0.83
The tasks are clear	23	13.04	69.57	8.70	8.70		2.13	0.76
Live classrooms via web conferencing make up for face-to-face interactions, and they are highly beneficial	23	26.09	39.13	17.39	17.39		2.26	1.05
Blended learning helps us to think in depth about a subject and to be involved in more discussions and debating activities	23	17.39	30.43	43.48	8.70		2.43	0.90
Discussion forums, wikis, and chat groups help me in learning	23	21.74	52.17	26.09			2.04	0.71
Blended learning allows us to use different computer programs and web applications	23	26.09	73.91				1.74	0.45
Blended learning helps me to be able to apply what I have learned in the future	23	17.39	60.87	17.39	4.35		2.09	0.73
Blended learning facilitates timely support and constructive feedback from both learners and teachers	23	21.74	56.52	17.39	4.35		2.04	0.77
Gamified activities and game-based learning have made learning enjoyable	23	52.17	39.13	8.70			1.57	0.66
Peer review assignments are highly beneficial	23	21.74	39.13	26.09	8.70	4.35	2.35	1.07