English Teachers’ Views on Distance Education in the COVID-19 Pandemic Process
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Published: 30 April 2021

English Teachers’ Views on Distance Education in the COVID-19 Pandemic Process

Önder Şanli

Adıyaman University, Turkey

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10.31014/aior.1993.04.02.250

Pages: 339-353

Keywords: Distance education, Covid-19, Class management, English teachers, Coronavirus

Abstract

Classroom education in Turkey, also in most of the countries, has been temporarily abandoned to lower the speed of transmission of COVID-19 pandemic. It has been resolved that the continuity of education should be maintained through distance learning. This study has been done through qualitative case study. The study group is composed of 30 English language teachers who teach at secondary schools in the city of Malatya. The data collection of this study has been done through semi-structured interviews. This study deals with what English language teachers think about distance learning, what problems they face regarding distance education, and what corrective actions they think should be taken. In compliance with the aim of the study, English language teachers working at secondary schools have been asked about their opinions on the distance education during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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