The use of Technology in Education: A Study About the Impact of Using Nano-Learning in Teaching English as A Foreign Language in Higher Education Institutions in the United Arab Emirates.
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2022-05
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The British University in Dubai (BUiD)
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This study case focuses on the changes made in the education sector during the pandemic of COVID-19 and how to use the impact of the pandemic on future learning through using the nano-learning strategy in teaching English as a foreign language at the academic level. The study includes 90 students who are learning English as a foreign language in different institutions in the Emirates of Dubai in the UAE and is supported by English language tutors. The methodology instruments varied from students' questionnaires to teachers face to face interviews and an online interview with a specialist in nano learning strategy in teaching and learning. The study revealed the essential role of technology nowadays in developing new learning environments and the need for immediate changes in the educational system of learning new curricula due to the technological background that the new generation developed in the world of the 21st century.
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technology, nano-learning, English as a foreign language, higher education institutions, United Arab Emirates (UAE)