Post Covid19 Challenges Encountered by The Omani GFP Students: Teachers’ Perspectives (Published)
Every element of life has been influenced by the COVID-19 pandemic. Both during and after the pandemic, students, in the different levels of the educational system, encountered numerous difficulties. This study aims to identify some of the most pressing difficulties encountered by A’Sharqiyah University’s GFP students as they reintegrated into the normal educational mode. In addition, the study tries to understand the effects of these problems and to discover their potential solutions. The findings revealed that returning to a traditional classroom setting presented students with a variety of academic, psychological, and social obstacles. For instance, pupils lost their motivation and their general academic performance declined. Students also developed the habit of reaching for their technological devices when performing even the simplest tasks. Additionally, social interaction among students became increasingly constrained. To accommodate teachers and students and boost students’ participation, it is suggested that higher education institutions (HEIs) perform greater capacity-building tasks for learning online.
Keywords: A'Sharqiyah University's GFP, COVID-19 pandemic, Educational System, HEIs, difficulties, learning online
The Role of Online Teaching on The Perception of the Saudi High School Teachers During COVID -19 Pandemic (Published)
The learning of English as a foreign language is a key aspect in the state of Saudi since learning a foreign language gives you an edge obtaining to create job and academic opportunities. The purpose of this research is to explore the Saudi secondary school teachers’ comprehension about the role of online teaching during COVID-19 pandemic. To this end, a semi-structured interview was applied to the Saudi high school language teachers. The findings highlight the instructors’ understanding, as well as the interactive role of the tasks in their online teaching, and the alternatives provided to different learning styles. Furthermore, the findings promote students’ learning and encourage teachers to diversify the pedagogical techniques they employ with their students. The findings demonstrate that, in addition to the impact that the latter has on students, their learning styles, and the value of the resource chosen for use, its support for learning, the teacher’s role, and its teaching approach.
Citation:Turky Al-Shaikhi (2021) The Role of Online Teaching on The Perception of the Saudi High School Teachers During COVID -19 Pandemic, International Journal of English Language Teaching, Vol.9, No.5, pp.12-20
Keywords: COVID-19 pandemic, EFL Teachers, Online high school, Perception, Saudi high school instructors, online learning