scholarly journals EMERGENCY ONLINE TEACHING DURING THE GLOBAL PANDEMIC – A REVIEW OF SELECTED CASES FROM INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH TO DATE

Neofilolog ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 237-247
Author(s):  
Krystian Kamiński
Keyword(s):  
Online Teaching ◽  
Physical Contact ◽  
Educational Systems ◽  
New Order ◽  
School Life ◽  
Global Pandemic ◽  
New Learning ◽  
The World ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Asking Questions

At the beginning of 2020, educational systems around the world faced one of the greatest and most important challenges of the 21st century. Due to the global pandemic and the need to introduce social distancing rules, it was decided to close schools and switch to modes of learning that do not require physical contact between learners and teachers. This decision was associated with numerous problems and difficulties in various areas of school life and the necessity to introduce new rules. More than a year after the introduction of the new learning reality, teachers and students around the world have managed to adapt. International researchers are trying to describe this new order by asking questions about what the school looks like in the time of the pandemic, how students are doing, and what strategies teachers have adopted. The article focuses on research on education and foreign language teaching conducted in 2020 in China, South Korea, Germany, and Poland. The findings to date are combined with a brief description of the educational situation in these countries. Finally, the first conclusions and recommendations are formulated that can be drawn on the basis of data collected by international researchers. 

scholarly journals Online Teaching. Opportunities, Challenges and Recommendations to Improve Collaboration and Quality of Learning

2021 ◽  
Vol 67 (2) ◽  
pp. 59-84
Author(s):  
Sergiu Maxim ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Online Education ◽  
Online Teaching ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Educational Systems ◽  
Teaching Online ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Teaching Objectives ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Asking Questions

Remote learning, also known as distance education, can be defined as teaching the students with no face-to-face contact with the teacher in class. Once the Coronavirus spread, globally imposed measures became more and more restrictive leading to a major difficulty for the educational systems: identifying fast solutions to the issue of suspending the classes and lectures in-person. The techniques of online and distance learning also needed changes to fulfill the needs of teachers and students, such as presentation, communication, asking questions and formulating answers, practicing the theory through various exercises, testing and feedback. There are several good practices popular now in online education, some of which are described throughout this article. Developing a complete set of skills in students is fundamental for facilitating the educational process and integrating them in the study and/or working groups, but also for preparing them for real life. This article presents some of the most important abilities to take into account by the educational system. However, most recommendations from instructors teaching online are presence-themed. Establishing a strong connection and feeling part of a supportive community is vital for students. Using video or Skype, video announcements instead of text, using the phone are all ways to a faster connection whenever doubts or questions arise. In addition, training and agility are on top of the priorities list: using technologies that help in achieving teaching objectives; teaching online does not mean that materials once used face-to-face are uploaded on an online platform; training is key whereas technology cannot work and there is a need for a back-up plan.

scholarly journals Emergency Remote Teaching during COVID-19: A Comparison of Student Perceptions

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kevin Fuchs
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Student Perceptions ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Online Teaching ◽  
Hybrid Learning ◽  
Perceived Performance ◽  
Global Pandemic ◽  
Education Community ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The World

The pandemic has shaken up the higher education landscape around the world, with responses from institutions falling into three categories: retaining in-class teaching with social distancing, adopting hybrid models (blended learning, limiting the number of students on campus), or transitioning to fully online teaching. However, there is a significant difference between emergency remote teaching and a genuine shift to online/hybrid learning, with the key distinguishing term being “emergency.” In response to the global pandemic, the higher education community is now working on the continuous development of action plans in a quest to identify means to manage the crisis more efficiently. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the perceived performance of ERT from the perspective of undergraduate students. For that purpose, samples (n=332) were taken in two different geographical settings, i.e., Thailand and Sweden. Moreover, it is the objective to compare both samples and identify similarities and inadequacies which help stakeholders to manage ERT more efficiently in the future.

Using Lean Method in English Language Classes

2020 ◽  
pp. 131-144
Author(s):  
Araigul Kozhakhmetova ◽  
Lyazzat Beisenbayeva
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Management System ◽  
English Language ◽  
Foreign Language Teaching ◽  
Educational Systems ◽  
Clear Understanding ◽  
Educational Organizations ◽  
Language Classes ◽  
The World ◽  
Teachers And Students

New approaches, methods, and tools are necessary for the implementation of the modern management system in educational organizations. The main purpose of this chapter is to determine using the lean method in foreign language teaching. The lean method is new in educational systems, but it is used in different spheres of industries all over the world. This chapter shows the history, its implementation, experiments, and how it can be used and developed further. Lean in education will create a clear understanding of its importance on lean process and increase the motivations of administrations, teachers, and students.

scholarly journals Global Pandemic, Technology Booms and New Business Trends: The Case of Japan

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 120-140
Author(s):  
Soo Kee Tan
Keyword(s):  
The United States ◽  
Physical Contact ◽  
Sensor Technology ◽  
Business Trend ◽  
Market Demand ◽  
Global Business ◽  
Global Pandemic ◽  
The World ◽  
New Business ◽  
The Impact

The outbreak of COVID-19 has reshaped business environments across the world. Minimal physical contact quickly becoming the standard practice for how everyone interacts, almost everything is going online and touchless. Japan, as one of the most technologically innovative nations in the world, its technology firms and IT industry have enjoyed a prosperous year. The new global business trend and market demand has created new growth opportunities for Japanese firms in reviving the slumping economy. By exploring new business trends and booms in technology sectors, the intent of this study is to examine the impact of COVID-19 on business. The first section includes a discussion on digitalization and global pandemic technology growth, including examples involving the United States and China. The second section is focused on Japan by examining the COVID-19 impact on Japan’s economy, business trends and how this situation has benefitted technology players in Japan. Using business performance records in terms of equity gain and revenue growth, the impact of COVID-19 on business across sectors is investigated, with emphasis on Japan’s digital business and industry of automation, robotics and sensor technology. It concludes that the impacts of COVID-19 on the ways of doing business will be long lasting, and is expected to continue benefitting digital business and technology sectors.

scholarly journals ONLINE TEACHING AND LEARNING BETWEEN TEMPORARY SOLUTION AND FUTURE NECESSITY

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 45-66
Author(s):  
ROXANA MIHELE
Keyword(s):  
Online Teaching ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Careful Analysis ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Educational Systems ◽  
Daily Lives ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Temporary Solution ◽  
Amount Of Knowledge ◽  
Teaching Learning

The Covid-19 pandemic pushed the limits and limitations of all educational systems, teachers and students around the world. The solution adopted – distance, online teaching, learning and assessment – has proven to be of a longer duration than initially anticipated, to the frustration of students, parents, and teachers alike. Nonetheless, following a careful analysis of these processes over the last (two) semesters, surprising findings point out to the fact that the digital experience has brought forth, at least at the higher-education level, substantial positive outcomes that cannot be neglected. It has strengthened the digital skills that both students and teachers will need in a technology dominated future and has made the actors of the educational process aware of the constant need for an innovative look and creative approach toward sharing and assimilating the impressive amount of knowledge existent nowadays. The present article aims at discovering both the strengths and the weaknesses, the motivational factors and the technical difficulties that have characterized the recent online educational process; it also inquires to what extent this type of learning will be an integral part of our daily lives in the academia, once the on-site courses will be resumed.

scholarly journals Challenges of Online Teaching During the COVID-19 Pandemic in an English as a Foreign Language Context: A Process Tracing Approach

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mojdeh Shahnama ◽  
Elham Yazdanmehr ◽  
Majid Elahi Shirvan
Keyword(s):  
Online Education ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Online Teaching ◽  
Physical Contact ◽  
Process Tracing ◽  
Educational Systems ◽  
Female Teacher ◽  
English Class ◽  
In The Beginning ◽  
Language Context

Abstract The prevalence of COVID-19 pandemic worldwide has affected educational systems around the world and has forced education systems to shift to online learning. The present study was motivated to explore the challenges (common technology-driven and content-specific challenges) facing an English as a foreign language teacher throughout an online English course in Iran. The main participant of this study was a female teacher, with 17 years of experience in teaching English to children, teenagers, and adults. To this aim, a process-tracing approach was employed in an online English class with 10 female students, all teenagers, to unravel the causal mechanisms involved in the beginning, middle and end of the English course. The results showed that the greatest challenges throughout the course especially in initial and mid sessions were caused by deficient technological resources. The two other causal categories, human and content resources, were at their peak early in the course and then reduced significantly by the end. The most troublesome challenges the teacher faced were platform limitations, internet connection and human resources’ unpreparedness for online education. Though the teacher’s as well as most students’ technological knowledge and media literacy showed an increase by the end of the course, some students’ slow adaptation challenged the teacher until the end. As for the content-based challenges, teaching vocabulary and speaking was considered the most challenging one due to lack of teacher’s physical contact with students.

scholarly journals Emergency Remote Teaching during COVID-19: A Comparison of Student Perceptions

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kevin Fuchs ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Student Perceptions ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Online Teaching ◽  
Hybrid Learning ◽  
Perceived Performance ◽  
Global Pandemic ◽  
Education Community ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The World

The pandemic has shaken up the higher education landscape around the world, with responses from institutions falling into three categories: retaining in-class teaching with social distancing, adopting hybrid models (blended learning, limiting the number of students on campus), or transitioning to fully online teaching. However, there is a significant difference between emergency remote teaching and a genuine shift to online/hybrid learning, with the key distinguishing term being “emergency.” In response to the global pandemic, the higher education community is now working on the continuous development of action plans in a quest to identify means to manage the crisis more efficiently. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the perceived performance of ERT from the perspective of undergraduate students. For that purpose, samples (n=332) were taken in two different geographical settings, i.e., Thailand and Sweden. Moreover, it is the objective to compare both samples and identify similarities and inadequacies which help stakeholders to manage ERT more efficiently in the future.

The Heart of a Poet

2021 ◽  
pp. 171-194
Author(s):  
Leonora Anyango-Kivuva
Keyword(s):  
United States Of America ◽  
Expressive Writing ◽  
Original Poetry ◽  
The United States ◽  
College English ◽  
English Classrooms ◽  
Global Pandemic ◽  
Upper Secondary ◽  
The World ◽  
Teachers And Students

The year 2020 is one not so fondly to be remembered by many. That is when the global pandemic of COVID-19 hit the world. Coupled with that, a wave of protests arose in the United States of America after the killing of a Black man, George Floyd, by a white officer. The entire world had to deal with questioning their inner selves about how they treat each other racially. These events have been exhausting. Finding an outlet has been a preoccupation of many. Poetry is one of the greatest forms of expressive writing that can be used as therapy in times of crisis and can be healing to the person writing. In this chapter, the author showcases her original poetry written during these times of crisis. It is an autoethnographic study where she discusses poetry using relevant scholarship. The work will be relevant to teachers and students in upper secondary literature and college English classrooms as a tool on how to handle crisis through writing.

scholarly journals Challenges and Solutions of Teaching English as a Foreign Language Online During a Global Pandemic Like COVID-19: Saudi EFL Teachers’ Perspectives

2020 ◽  
Vol 55 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammed Mahib ur Rahman
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Online Teaching ◽  
English Language ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Teaching English ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Global Pandemic ◽  
Teachers And Students

COVID-19, the most catastrophic global pandemic of the 21st century, has caused unbelievable disruption in various sectors, such as education, business and commerce, and tourism. According to UNESCO, education has been so severely affected by the pandemic that over 60% of the world’s student population were deprived of it. As a result, the growth of online teaching has accelerated. The present study aims to explore the challenges of teaching English as a foreign language online during the COVID-19 pandemic in Saudi Arabia and to assess whether the teachers are satisfied with online English language learning classes. Both qualitative and quantitative approaches were used with the help of a self-administered online questionnaire. The questionnaire was distributed among English as a foreign language faculty members of various universities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia using different online tools, such as email, WhatsApp groups, and Facebook. Fifty faculty members voluntarily participated. Analysis was carried out using SPSS 26. The findings revealed promising results that indicate that teaching English as a foreign language online can be very useful if proper training and orientation programs for teachers and students are implemented and online language learning platforms and tools are up to date.

scholarly journals On the Lesson Design of Online College English Class during the COVID-19 Pandemic

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. 1484
Author(s):  
Zhen Zhou
Keyword(s):  
Primary Schools ◽  
Online Teaching ◽  
Affecting Factors ◽  
Lesson Design ◽  
College English ◽  
English Teaching ◽  
English Class ◽  
The World ◽  
Teaching Design ◽  
Teachers And Students

The COVID-19 pandemic shocked school education, bringing a lot of challenges. The pandemic has changed how millions around the globe are educated and new solutions for education could bring much needed innovation. During the pandemic, online teaching has become a necessary way for teachers and students in primary schools, middle schools, high schools and even universities around the world. College English teaching becomes increasingly difficult as there are many affecting factors. The article first analyzed the advantages and challenges of the pandemic on the college English online teaching, and then put forward the strategies of online teaching design, in order to supply some reference and enlightenment for the college English teaching in China.

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