• D. MEENAKSHI,
• Dr. R. BABU,

Educators are becoming aware that open, unguided asynchronous online discussion forums can be very ineffective. Students will not give open-ended discussions their time and attention if they are not directed at specific learning or assessment activities. Most online learning management systems support collaborative learning and small group work, which are widely recognized as desirable educational practices. Since college students are such a wide users of the technology, it is important to examine the Virtual Learning Knowledge of college students. In this view point the researchers have undertaken this study. The present study was conducted in a private Engineering College, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India, and 60 students from department of electronics and communication engineering were selected as sample. Experimental method and normative survey method was adopted purposive sampling technique was used in selecting the samples. Experimental method has been used in the present study which consists of (a) Control Group (Traditional method of teaching), (b) Experimental Group I (self learning by the students using ICT) and (c) Experimental Group II (Teaching by using traditional method and ICT). The result revealed that virtual learning knowledge among the students differ significantly according to their sex in experimental group II.

Effectiveness, Blended Method, Teaching English, virtual learning knowledge.

"EFFECTIVENESS OF THE BLENDED METHOD OF TEACHING ENGLISH AND VIRTUAL LEARNING KNOWLEDGE OF THE ENGINEERING STUDENTS IN CHENNAI", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no.423-436, June 2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1907818.pdf

"EFFECTIVENESS OF THE BLENDED METHOD OF TEACHING ENGLISH AND VIRTUAL LEARNING KNOWLEDGE OF THE ENGINEERING STUDENTS IN CHENNAI", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no. pp423-436, June 2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1907818.pdf