The Impact of COVID-19 on EFL/ESL Education: A Developing Country Experience in Motivating Teachers to Return to In-Person Teaching

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10.2991/978-94-6463-382-5_17How to use a DOI?

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Remote Teaching; Academic activity during the pandemic era; Practical Skills

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has profoundly altered lifestyles worldwide. As a response, most countries have imposed quarantine measures, banned large gatherings, and transitioned from in-person to online education. Online education emerged as an essential alternative following the World Health Organization’s projection that widespread availability of a COVID-19 vaccine would not occur until 2021. Especially after experiencing the upheavals caused by the virus, there’s a pressing need for a collaborative effort, both locally and nationally, to emphasize the importance of reigning motivation to return to university settings. Interestingly, despite the evident benefits of modem e-learning technology, EFL/ESL teachers have shown a marked preference for online instruction over traditional classroom teaching. This study not only probes into the impacts of the pandemic on the lives of EFL/ESL students but also explores the incentives that might prompt EFL/ESL educators in Iranian universities to revert to in-person teaching. As motivation and enthusiasm play pivotal roles in successful education, it’s imperative to ensure that both EFL/ESL instructors and students are provided with a secure and well-equipped environment for teaching and learning.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Mansoureh Saeidpoor Sarcheshmeh
AU  - Oyun Erdenebat
AU  - S. A. Shanavas
PY  - 2024
DA  - 2024/02/23
TI  - The Impact of COVID-19 on EFL/ESL Education: A Developing Country Experience in Motivating Teachers to Return to In-Person Teaching
BT  - Proceedings of the Conference on Quality Assurance in Higher Education: Transforming education-new generation of learners (QAHE 2023)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 119
EP  - 124
SN  - 2667-128X
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6463-382-5_17
DO  - 10.2991/978-94-6463-382-5_17
ID  - Sarcheshmeh2024
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