Challenges and Strategies of In-Service EFL Teachers in Online Language Teaching: A Saudi Arabian Case Study
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Article Title | Challenges and Strategies of In-Service EFL Teachers in Online Language Teaching: A Saudi Arabian Case Study |
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ERA Journal ID | 20296 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Khateeb, Ahmed Al and Son, Jeong-Bae |
Journal Title | Computers in the Schools |
Number of Pages | 19 |
Year | 2023 |
Publisher | Taylor & Francis |
Place of Publication | United States |
ISSN | 0738-0569 |
1528-7033 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1080/07380569.2023.2276720 |
Web Address (URL) | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/07380569.2023.2276720 |
Abstract | The outbreak of COVID-19 has greatly influenced conventional language learning and teaching, leading to a rapid transformation toward online learning and teaching. In many places, language learners and teachers experienced a sudden shift to online instruction with limited resources and inadequate preparation. This study examines the challenges and strategies that Saudi Arabian English as a foreign language (EFL) teachers experienced in online language teaching and explores how they dealt with such challenges for the implementation of online language teaching. It also identifies ways to help language teachers be more effective in online teaching and better respond to emergencies like the COVID-19 pandemic. The verification of these challenges and strategies in online settings provides insights into how to teach languages better online. The results of the study indicate that online language teaching was accepted as a professional practice, which has benefits such as flexibility and accessibility, but also poses pedagogical and technical issues. Online language teaching requires context-specific strategies, including maintaining student motivation and continuing professional development. |
Keywords | Online language teaching; English as a foreign language; in-service teachers; challenges; strategies |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 390108. LOTE, ESL and TESOL curriculum and pedagogy |
390405. Educational technology and computing | |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | King Faisal University, Saudi Arabia |
University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/z238q/challenges-and-strategies-of-in-service-efl-teachers-in-online-language-teaching-a-saudi-arabian-case-study
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