An Examination of Students' Attitude towards the Use of Google Classroom in Preparatory Year English Program

This paper examines students' attitude towards the use of Google Classroom for learning English as a Foreign Language. Generally, in the Middle East and Sub-continent the traditional approach is used in English Language Teaching. However, with the advancement in educational technologies online platforms are also used as they provide students with more learning autonomy, and freedom. Educators are moving towards online platforms, and Google Classroom (GC) is one of them. Teachers can create, share material, and conduct quizzes on GC. The present study is an attempt to examine the students' attitude towards the integration of GC in the Preparatory Year English Program at Yanbu English Language Institute. To examine students' attitude and acceptance of GC, the study uses Technology Acceptance Model (TAM). TAM has widely been used in multiple research studies to investigate the attitude and perception of the users to certain technologies. The data has been collected during the 2018-19 academic session through questionnaires and the GC statistics. The findings of the study suggest that students had spent more time practicing English language while completing the assigned tasks, collaborating with teachers and peers, and teachers' feedback provided them with increased learning opportunities.