Project-based Learning via Blackboard Discussion Board for Vocabulary Acquisition of Saudi EFL Learners

Eman Mahmoud Ibrahim Alian and Samia Saeed Ahmed Mohamed

World Journal of English Language, 2025, vol. 15, issue 4, 264

Abstract: The global pandemic of COVID-19 affected all learning systems worldwide. It shifted the attention to alternative online learning platforms, including discussion boards, blogs, and other tools that necessitate collaborative teamwork. The current research employed project-based learning (PBL) via the blackboard discussion board to improve vocabulary acquisition for Saudi EFL learners and to determine the advantages and difficulties associated with learning. The researchers used a quantitative research design with equivalent groups of 60 female students from King Khalid University divided into two study groups- 30 for the experimental group taught through project-based learning via discussion board and 30 for the control group taught traditionally. Pre- and post-vocabulary tests were administered to the two groups, and a questionnaire of four dimensions about the advantages, skills, effects, and challenges encountered by students through learning were post-administered to the experimental group. Results proved that project-based learning employed through the discussion board enhanced students' receptive and productive vocabulary knowledge. The questionnaire analysis revealed that the PBL increased teamwork skills and responsibility. It motivated students' problem-solving skills and autonomous learning. Despite these merits, there were some challenges, such as the instability of the internet connection, lack of time, and some students' hesitation to deliver presentations.

Date: 2025
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