ENGLISH TEACHING THROUGH DISTANCE EDUCATION: OPPORTUNITY OR THREAT?

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (15) ◽  
pp. 388-419
Author(s):  
R. Meltem ÜNAL ◽  
Necla EKİNCİ
Keyword(s):  
Distance Education ◽  
Educational Opportunity ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
English Teachers ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Preparation Process ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
English Teaching ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Content Analysis Method

The purpose of this study is to examine English teaching practices through distance education based on the experiences of English teachers during the COVID-19 pandemic. The research is a case study designed according to the qualitative research model. The study group of the research, which were determined through easily accessible case sampling, consists of 13 English teachers employed in public and private lower secondary schools. The data of the study were collected through a semi-structured interview form. Content analysis method was used to analyze the data. The main results of the research can be listed as follows: For most teachers, the course preparation process in distance education is more comprehensive and time-consuming than face-to-face education. However, there are also teachers who do not try too much to plan the process and stay away from technology. The positive reflections of the preparation process on the teaching process, such as providing a variety of methods, techniques, materials, activities and employing technology more, were observed. Teachers evaluate more on homework, student participation and effort. The majority of teachers find distance language teaching sustainable within the framework of their own experience. When the findings of the research are evaluated together, distance language teaching seems to have the potential to be an educational opportunity when it is carried out under appropriate conditions.

scholarly journals EVALUATION OF THE IMPACT OF DISTANCE EDUCATION ON CHILDREN IN PRESCHOOL PERIOD: TEACHERS’ OPINIONS

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 78-87
Author(s):  
Sermin Kuset ◽  
Kezban Özgem ◽  
Emine Şaşmacıoğlu ◽  
Şebnem Güldal Kan
Keyword(s):  
Distance Education ◽  
Private School ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Preschool Period ◽  
Epidemic Period ◽  
Development Technology ◽  
Keywords Education ◽  
The Impact

In this study; It is aimed to examine the effects of distance education on preschool children. In this study, a case study based on qualitative data made with semi-structured interview technique was conducted by the preschool teachers of children who went to the preschool institution to examine the effect of distance education on children, and analyzed by content analysis method. In the study conducted in the COVID-19 epidemic period in the 2019-2020 spring period, the teachers of the students going to public and private schools were interviewed from afar. When other results obtained from the study are analyzed, 35 pre-school teachers participated in the study and the majority of the study consists of women between the ages of 30 and 35. The majority of the participants are undergraduate graduates, and it is stated that they work in a private school and are also teachers for 6 years or more. In addition, while it was stated that distance education is inefficient compared to face to face education, it was determined that the biggest problem in the distance education process was communication. It has been found that the greatest contribution of distance education in the pandemic process is that it ensures that children do not leave education. Keywords: Education, preschool period, child, child development, technology, distance education, preschool teacher.  

scholarly journals English Teachers’ Problems Encountered in Teaching Four Basic Language Skills

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 118
Author(s):  
Cigdem Aldan Karademir ◽  
Seda Gorgoz
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Basic Skills ◽  
English Teachers ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Basic Language ◽  
Content Analysis Method ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Academic Year

It is a common goal to try to educate students as natural users of language, as emphasized by the studies on learning English today and the recently renewed 2017- 2018 curriculum in Turkey. In this respect, the learning of language based on four basic skills is considered to bring the importance of these skills is emerging. This study is a qualitative study that determines the teachers’ opinions on the problems they encounter in the process of teaching four basic skills. At this qualitative study in the 2017-2018 academic year, teachers were chosen by the criterion sampling method, face-to-face interviews were conducted with eight English teachers working in a city of Turkey. The research was conducted in a case study design in a holistic multi-state pattern. Semi-structured interview form was used as data collection tool. Data was analyzed by content analysis method. Teachers’ opinions on the subject were discussed according to sub-problems and comments and suggestions were made.

scholarly journals EVALUATION OF THE EFFECT OF DISTANCE EDUCATION ON CHILDREN IN PRE-SCHOOL PERIOD: PARENTAL VIEWS

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 94-103
Author(s):  
Şebnem Güldal Kan ◽  
Kezban Özgem ◽  
Şermin Kuset ◽  
Emine Şaşmacıoğlu
Keyword(s):  
Distance Education ◽  
Private School ◽  
Preschool Education ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Preschool Period ◽  
Parental Views ◽  
Content Analysis Method ◽  
Keywords Child ◽  
School Period

This research is aimed to investigate the effects of distance education on preschool children. In this study, in order to investigate the effect of distance education on children by the parents of children going to the preschool institution, a case study based on qualitative data made with semi-structured interview technique was analyzed by content analysis method. The work carried out during the epidemic of COVID-19 experienced in 2019-2020 was discussed remotely with the parents of children in preschool education, which went to public and private schools. The participants are made up of 34 parents, but the majority are women. The majority of the children whose parents were evaluated in the study were found to be boys between the ages of 4-7, and went to private school. Other results obtained in the study were found that distance education is not sufficient in terms of supporting the development of children, it does not provide an advantage for children to learn, and the biggest disadvantage is that there is no interaction between the child and the teacher. It has been determined that the dimension of distance education that can be considered as an advantage in the pandemic process is that it provides access to the lessons taught and gives the opportunity again. Keywords: Child, parent, preschool period, preschool education, distance education, Covid-19.  

scholarly journals Opinions of Primary School Teachers about Mathematics Teaching During the Covid-19 Pandemic Period

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Esma Kilinc ◽  
Sumeyra Akkaya ◽  
Metin Kapidere
Keyword(s):  
Distance Education ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Primary School Teachers ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Expert Opinions ◽  
Teaching Of Mathematics ◽  
Education Process

This study was conducted to reveal the aspect of distance education studies on teaching of mathematics with the evaluation by class teachers during the Covid-19 Pandemic period. 24 primary school teachers from Onikisubat district of Kahramanmaras province have participated in the research. The semi-structured interview form developed in line with the expert opinions was applied to the primary school teachers separately. This study was required in order to evaluate the events experienced in the distance education process due to the coronavirus pandemic and the effects of the pandemic on the field of education in the direction of the opinions of the class teachers. Qualitative research was carried out to interpret any situation from a different perspective in the study, and a case study has been conducted to reach the depth of the situation. As a data collection tool, a semi-structured interview form was prepared with the approval of expert opinions. After the data were brought together, content analysis was carried out by giving similar descriptions and describing them in a way that the reader could comprehend. The sample of the study consisted of teachers who personally experienced the process in the nearby environment, which consists of easily accessible situation sampling in order to accelerate the study. It is thought that it will be important to work properly execution of the processes that may occur in such times by determining the causes and consequences of the situations experienced in the field of education due to reasons such as the suspension of face-to-face education and the cessation of schools after the pandemic in the world. As a result of the research, suggestions will be made for the studies that can be done about teaching mathematics in distance education.

EXAMINATION OF MOTHER'S OPINIONS REGARDING THE TRANSITION PROCESS OF BABIES TO COMPLEMENTARY NUTRITION

2021 ◽  
Vol 0 (41) ◽  
pp. 0-0
Author(s):  
Nurcan ALAGÖZ ◽  
Kübranur VARLIKLIÖZ ◽  
Zekeriya ARSLAN
Keyword(s):  
Transition Process ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
General Information ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Interview Method ◽  
Steam Cooking ◽  
Content Analysis Method ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Preliminary Preparation ◽  
Positive Feelings

Aim: In this study, it was aimed to examine the views of mothers regarding the transition process of infants to complementary foods. Method: Structured interview technique, one of the qualitative research techniques, was used in the research. The study group, on the other hand, consists of 19 mothers who have babies between 6-12 months and who have been in the supplementary feeding process, determined by the criterion sampling method. Demographic information form and open-ended interview questions previously prepared by the researchers were used to obtain general information about mothers and babies as data collection tools. The forms were filled in by face-to-face interview method with the mothers. The data were analyzed by content analysis method. Findings: According to the research findings, mothers' attitudes towards complementary food are generally moderate, they choose food according to nutritional value, they have positive feelings during feeding, they prefer yogurt as the first food, they prefer steam cooking as a cooking method, they use the internet as a source of information. , most of them were still breastfed. Conclusion: In this study, it was concluded that the behaviors of babies during feeding were generally positive, their attitudes towards people other than their mothers were normal during feeding, no distractions were used during feeding, preliminary preparation was made before feeding, and the BLW method was used.

scholarly journals Investigation of Burnout Levels of Physical Education and Sports Teachers during Covid-19 Period

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 159
Author(s):  
Berna Karakoç ◽  
Önder Karakoç ◽  
Özgür Aktaş ◽  
Murat Arslan
Keyword(s):  
Physical Education ◽  
Online Education ◽  
Maslach Burnout Inventory ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Emotional States ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Content Analysis Method ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Statistical Program ◽  
Level Of Significance

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was decided to conduct educational activities online and the burnout status of teachers who suddenly switched to distance education became a matter of curiosity. This study was carried out to examine the burnout levels of physical education and sports teachers during the Covid-19 period and to examine possible changes that may occur after this process by getting information about how they will approach their profession. profession and students. In this context, the research group consists of 210 physical education and sports teachers, 142 men and 68 women. These teachers took a break from face-to-face education due to the pandemic and continued their lessons with online education. The Maslach Burnout Inventory and 3 semi-structured questions were used to find out the emotional states of physical education and sports teachers and how they approached students during and after the pandemic. IBM SPSS 22 statistical program was used in the analysis of the data obtained from the scale. Analysis of normality showed that the data were normally distributed. Parametric test independent samples t-test was used to compare paired groups, one-way ANOVA was used to compare more than two groups and the level of significance was accepted as (p)<.05. In addition, the content analysis method was used in the analysis of the data obtained from the semi-structured interview form. The results showed that physical education and sports teachers participating in the study experienced moderate burnout. It was determined that the most negatively affected aspect of teachers was emotional exhaustion during the Covid-19 pandemic. There was no significant difference between the burnout levels of physical education and sports teachers according to the variables of gender, age, professional seniority, the type of sports they do. Physical education and sports teachers stated that they missed their students and they wanted face-to-face education to start at school, while more than half of the teachers stated that their attitudes to students will change after the pandemic.

Proximity and choice of College of Distance Education (CoDE) of the University of Cape Coast for further studies

2019 ◽  
Vol 33 (5) ◽  
pp. 1012-1034
Author(s):  
Moses Segbenya ◽  
George Kwaku Toku Oduro ◽  
Fred Peniana ◽  
Kwesi Ghansah
Keyword(s):  
Distance Education ◽  
Average Distance ◽  
Distance Learners ◽  
Cape Coast ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Electronic Learning ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Study Centre ◽  
The University

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the proximity of study centres to the students of College of Distance Education, University of Cape Coast (CoDE/UCC) and whether further studies of distance learners who were teachers and employees could lead to absenteeism in their workplaces. Design/methodology/approach A sequential explanatory strategy was used. A self-administered questionnaire and unstructured interviews as well as observation guides were employed to collect data from 2,077 students pursuing business and education programmes of CoDE in all study centres across Ghana. Data were analysed with descriptive statistics and pattern matching of content analysis. Findings The study found that few teachers and other workers pursuing the distance education do absent themselves from the workplace or classroom on Fridays preceding their face-to-face session because they embarked on their journey to the study centres on Friday morning. Some teachers also absented themselves from work on Mondays after face-to-face sessions for a lack of means of transport on Sunday after lessons. The absenteeism of these respondents directly and indirectly affected their employers, students and customers. Practical implications It was therefore recommended that management of CoDE/UCC should open more study centres in all the regions especially Western, Ashanti, Upper East, Northern and Upper West Regions to reduce number of hours spent by students to their study centres and consider introducing the business programmes at the existing district centres to reduce average distance covered by these students to commute from their places of work to their respective centres in the regional capitals. It was also recommended that online/electronic learning and audio versions (impersonal communication) of the study modules should be introduced so that students would not necessary have to travel to the study centre to participate in lectures/face-to-face sessions. Originality/value The findings of this study will help managers and administrators of both public and private distance educational providers. In addition to providing basis and areas for establishing study centres for geographical proximity, findings of the study should prove helpful for designing and delivering electronic and audio versions of distance education modules to reduce the level of absenteeism in workplace for the students.

scholarly journals Primary School in the Time of Covid-19: Parents’ Engagement in Students’ Online Learning

2021 ◽  
Vol 54 (2) ◽  
pp. 207
Author(s):  
Desy Mutia Sari ◽  
Agus Widyantoro ◽  
Sonia Octavia
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
School Closure ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Key Issues ◽  
Before School ◽  
Value Learning

This study aims to gather data from public and private primary school parents located in the urban, suburban, and rural areas that would contribute to understanding parental roles regarding fully online learning for their children during COVID-19. We also discussed several parents’ self-identified issues on their ability to participate in their children’s fully online learning experiences. A qualitative study was employed as the methodological basis for eliciting 12 parents whose children in 3rd, 4th, and 5th-grade attending conventional learning before school closure due to the pandemic. The semi-structured interview was conducted, and verbatim transcripts were analyzed using inductive and thematic analysis approaches. Four major themes were identified from parents’ role during home learning, including organizing and managing, mentoring and instructing, facilitating, and motivating children learning. Online learning relied on how active parents engage and maintain children’s interaction with learning content, teachers, and peers to familiarise their children with online educational settings successfully. However, personal issues arise, which can be stressful as teaching young learners virtually need special attention. Having significant responsibilities to their children learning, parents disclosed key issues and struggled, resulting in a rapid move from face-to-face to online instructions; learning value, learning efficiency, mental and physical health, accessibility.

scholarly journals On the Study of Teacher’s Question Types and Students’ Answers in Primary School English Teaching

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 10
Author(s):  
Ning Yang
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
English Teachers ◽  
Foreign Language Teaching ◽  
English Teaching ◽  
Question Types ◽  
Teaching Context ◽  
Questioning Strategies ◽  
The Future

Teachers’ questions have been regarded as an important component in foreign language teaching context. The present paper aims to present a brief investigation into teachers’ question types and students’ answers in primary school English teaching, and tries to draw some implications for primary school English teachers. The video was transcribed and analyzed by the researcher. According to what is surveyed in the study, some questioning strategies were put forward for primary English teaching in the future.

scholarly journals Writing Instruction in Secondary Schools: Unraveling Practices and Challenges

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 108-118
Author(s):  
Tirtha Karki
Keyword(s):  
Classroom Observation ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Secondary Level ◽  
English Teachers ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Teaching Writing ◽  
Practical Training ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Language Classrooms ◽  
Product Approach

In a discourse related to teaching writing in second or foreign language classrooms, there is a focus on process writing which seems still new practice in many Nepali classrooms. In this context, this study was conducted to explore secondary level English teachers' practices and challenges of teaching writing. The study adopted qualitative research design. For this, twenty secondary level English teachers from both public and private schools of Sunsari District, Nepal were selected as informants. The data were collected through classroom observation, semi- structured interview and Focused Group Discussion (FGD). First, classroom observation of eight teachers was carried out followed by semi-structured interview. Then, the other twelve teachers were invited for FGD. Analysis of qualitative data uncovered that majority of the teachers adopted product approach to teaching writing with abundant stress on support to students for securing good marks in the final examination. The major challenges revealed behind this situation were large class size, low proficient learners, pressure on course completion, lack of practical training for teachers, and insufficient resources including ICT facility in the classroom contexts.

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