Attitudes of English for academic purposes learners towards using asynchronous videos in enhancing writing skills

The aim of this study is to investigate the attitudes of students of English for Academic Purposes towards using asynchronous videos to enhance their academic writing skills. A pre- and a post-questionnaire, as well as semi-structured interviews, were used to collect qualitative and quantitative data. Furthermore, SPSS was used for data analysis. The research sample consisted of 88 participants from five classes who were enrolled at the College of Language and Communication at the Arab Academy of Science, Technology, and Maritime Studies. They were given instructions to make use of asynchronous videos. A positive and significant difference in the mean scores was found in the results of the pre- and the post-questionnaire, which was supported by the semi-structured interviews. The results of the questionnaires showed that M = 80.02 for the pre-questionnaire and M = 83.50 for the post-questionnaire. The mean difference was 3.47 (SD: ±13.54), and the paired t-test showed that this was statistically significant (p ≤ 0.05), which means that the students exhibited an increased positive attitude towards online learning, including asynchronous videos in an academic setting. Consequently, it is proposed that more research be conducted on the relationship between asynchronous videos and how students prefer to learn. Moreover, it is suggested that teachers and curriculum designers utilise asynchronous videos in their classes to improve students’ writing skills.Keywords: ESP, EAP, writing skills, teaching technology, post-Covid teaching, asynchronous video.  Received: 11 March 2023 Accepted: 13 March 2023 Published: 25 March 2023</p