Emergency remote teaching: challenges faced and actions taken by English language instructors at the time of the pandemic

2022-7
Can, Tolga
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In this study, it was aimed to unveil the perceptions of the English language instructors working in English language Preparatory Schools about Emergency Remote Teaching (ERT) and their readiness for it when face-to-face education was suspended due to the pandemic. Besides, what they did to get ready for ERT before starting teaching online and the challenges they experienced and the actions they took to manage them after they started teaching online were the other aims of this study. Mixed-method was utilized and both quantitative and qualitative data were gathered with the help of a questionnaire and semi-structured interviews, respectively. 234 instructors working in different English language schools in Ankara participated in the quantitative part of the study, and individual semi-structured interviews were conducted with 11 instructors working in various English language Preparatory schools, as well. Descriptive statistical analysis was used for the quantitative data, and thematic analysis was used for the qualitative data. The findings of this study showed that instructors had both affirmative and disapproving perceptions about ERT before teaching online. Some instructors and institutions were not ready technically and pedagogically for teaching online. Moreover, the instructors had many external (internet connection and power outage), instructional (pair and group activities), students (motivation and cheating) and individual (being inexperienced and having bad teaching environment) related challenges; however, the instructors took actions to manage them while teaching online, such as by using various tools and feedback techniques. The institutions also tried to support the instructors via in-service trainings and technical and technological support.
Emergency Remote Teaching (ERT), Covid-19 pandemic, English language instructors, challenges, actions
https://hdl.handle.net/11511/98137
Graduate School of Social Sciences, Thesis

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T. Can, “Emergency remote teaching: challenges faced and actions taken by English language instructors at the time of the pandemic,” M.S. - Master of Science, Middle East Technical University, 2022.
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