K-12 teachers’ perceptions of the effectiveness of online EFL teaching and learning during the COVID-19 pandemic

During the Coronavirus disease outbreak, education in schools and universities was conducted through online platforms worldwide. School teachers in China have had a taste of online teaching, which never appeared to be a necessity before the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. This research explores the effec...

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Main Authors: Zou Bin, Chen Xinyi, Sun Weifeng
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Language:English
Published: De Gruyter 2022-08-01
Series:Journal of China Computer-Assisted Language Learning
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/jccall-2022-0003
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description During the Coronavirus disease outbreak, education in schools and universities was conducted through online platforms worldwide. School teachers in China have had a taste of online teaching, which never appeared to be a necessity before the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. This research explores the effectiveness of English as a foreign language (EFL) teaching at the primary and secondary school levels during the COVID-19 pandemic in China. The research tools comprise questionnaires and semi-structured interviews. A total of 132 teachers from more than 10 provinces completed the online questionnaire, and 12 teachers were involved in semi-structured interviews. The results showed that while some EFL teachers adopted effective online pedagogies, others encountered challenges in online teaching. The teachers who had comprehensive Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) or with previous online teaching experience tended to be more optimistic about teaching effectiveness in online language education. However, less training and a lack of TPACK and skills can hinder effective online teaching.
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spelling doaj-art-e84a6df3b85a492e88007426e66ecda12025-01-20T11:08:49ZengDe GruyterJournal of China Computer-Assisted Language Learning2748-34792022-08-0121456810.1515/jccall-2022-0003K-12 teachers’ perceptions of the effectiveness of online EFL teaching and learning during the COVID-19 pandemicZou Bin0Chen Xinyi1Sun Weifeng2Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou, ChinaXi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou, ChinaXuzhou Huohua Middle School, Xuzhou, ChinaDuring the Coronavirus disease outbreak, education in schools and universities was conducted through online platforms worldwide. School teachers in China have had a taste of online teaching, which never appeared to be a necessity before the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. This research explores the effectiveness of English as a foreign language (EFL) teaching at the primary and secondary school levels during the COVID-19 pandemic in China. The research tools comprise questionnaires and semi-structured interviews. A total of 132 teachers from more than 10 provinces completed the online questionnaire, and 12 teachers were involved in semi-structured interviews. The results showed that while some EFL teachers adopted effective online pedagogies, others encountered challenges in online teaching. The teachers who had comprehensive Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) or with previous online teaching experience tended to be more optimistic about teaching effectiveness in online language education. However, less training and a lack of TPACK and skills can hinder effective online teaching.https://doi.org/10.1515/jccall-2022-0003covid-19effectivenessk-12 englishonline teaching
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K-12 teachers’ perceptions of the effectiveness of online EFL teaching and learning during the COVID-19 pandemic
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effectiveness
k-12 english
online teaching
title K-12 teachers’ perceptions of the effectiveness of online EFL teaching and learning during the COVID-19 pandemic
title_full K-12 teachers’ perceptions of the effectiveness of online EFL teaching and learning during the COVID-19 pandemic
title_fullStr K-12 teachers’ perceptions of the effectiveness of online EFL teaching and learning during the COVID-19 pandemic
title_full_unstemmed K-12 teachers’ perceptions of the effectiveness of online EFL teaching and learning during the COVID-19 pandemic
title_short K-12 teachers’ perceptions of the effectiveness of online EFL teaching and learning during the COVID-19 pandemic
title_sort k 12 teachers perceptions of the effectiveness of online efl teaching and learning during the covid 19 pandemic
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effectiveness
k-12 english
online teaching
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