Enhancement of English Language Programs of Allama Iqbal Open University through Technology

Abstract

This descriptive research focused on designing an e-model for open and distance learning (ODL) in Pakistan. After studying
various e-models, blended learning and issues relating to ODL in Pakistan, the researcher designed and executed an e-model
on a group of students. The researcher designed and offered online Postgraduate Diploma in Teaching of English as a
Foreign Language (TEFL) offered by Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) Islamabad, Pakistan. The participants’
feedback supported e-model as a solution to their problems which they were facing in traditional ODL programs. The
online courses improved their learning, reduced their expenses incurred on attending tutorials, improved tutor-students and
student-student interaction.