The interview item was also applied to explore if the participants affirmed the media-based approach augments their learning of academic English writing process or not.įinding: Results related faculty members' perceptions toward using Skype site as a supporting tool for course delivery based on selected variables: their specialization, year of teaching, and past experience with Skype explored that there were no statistically significant differences at (α = 0.05) in the use of Skype units due to faculty members majors.
The survey questionnaires consist of 30 statements, which were devised in five categories based on Premise Base and Conducive Assumptions to clarify the Skype-based educational utilities and application. The study was a descriptive quantitative-qualitative research which a general survey model was used in. Method &Material: The sample consisted of 70 faculty members of Kashan University of Medical sciences, all having problems writing English well by using selective sampling. The faculty members' feelings and impression on applying Skype site as a media to teaching and learning academic writing process, the weak and strong points of the Skype site application during the teaching and learning academic writing, and the faculty members' perceptions toward using Skype site as a supporting tool for course delivery based on selected variables: year of teaching, past experience with Skype, and their specialization.
There are three areas addressed to direct the plan and implementation of this survey as main objectives:
Faculty Member of Kashan University of Medical sciencesīlended Learning, Skype Media, Academic Writing, Mobile, Faculty Member Abstractīackground: Web media like Skype, Twitter, WhatsApp, and SMS not only make it viable to deliver, receive and share educational information, but to simplify communication with other people in various skills such as writing, link sharing, and voice or video files.
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