Effectiveness of Hybrid English Classes Using Multimedia-based Materials at a College Level: Managing the Post-COVID-19 Crisis

This study aims to identify the effectiveness of hybrid English classes using multimedia based-materials (MBM) on college students’ cognitive domain. In order to accomplish this purpose, this study focused on examining how college students’ achievement has been changed after engaging in hybrid English classes using MBM for a year. Among 80 college students who took a general English course for a year, 40 students in the experimental group engaged in both online classes using MBM and offline classes. The other 40 students in the control group took offline classes. After four times of achievement tests, collected test results were analyzed quantitatively by descriptive statistical analysis and a t-test using SPSS version 24. The results of data analysis revealed that hybrid English classes using MBM have a significant effect on students’ achievement. Based on the results, this study suggests some pedagogical implications for effective college English classes in the post-pandemic context.