THE EFFECT OF EXPLICIT INSTRUCTION OF VERBAL CONSTRUCTIONS ON COMPOSITIONS OF IRANIAN EFL LEARNERS: USING MOODLE

With the emergence of new computer technologies and computer-mediated language teaching, a host of research in recent years has been done on the effectiveness of Modular Object-Oriented Dynamic Learning Environment (MOODLE) in improving language skills of language learners. The aim of this study is to investigate the impact of explicit instruction of verbal constructions on compositions of EFL learners through MOODLE platform. The study attempted to examine the composition improvement by 84 students for the correct usage of structures: infinitive and participle constructions. The subjects were sampled from Islamic Azad University, Dezful, Iran from both girls and boys. Totally, 96 changes were traced and analyzed based on the degree to which students utilized teacherʹs revision. The resulting 96 changes showed that the participle comments were more influential on revisions than infinitive ones. The results of the study based on the given provisions may imply that language teachers should use more participle constructions than infinitive ones. Furthermore, the teacherʹs online revisions helped the students both learn in a relatively shorter period of time and reinforce their abilities and knowledge.