Influence of Flipped Classroom on Learner's Empowerment -A study based on English Writing Courses in China

Abstract

Flipped classroom has been claimed as an effective solution to many problems existing in traditional teaching like increasing engagement and triggering positive learning attitude. However, the influence of flipped classroom on student learner's empowerment remains unidentified, though empowerment is believed to be a significant indicator of active learning. This study aimed to probe into the relationship between flipped classroom and student perception of empowerment in English writing courses in China. After one semester's experiment, the data analysis revealed that there is significant difference between experiment class and control class over empowerment. It can be tentatively concluded that flipped classroom can promote more learner perception of empowerment than traditional classroom.

Keywords: Flipped classroom; Learner empowerment; English writing