A Review of Studies on Emergency Remote Teaching in ELT during Lockdowns

Year 2024, Volume: 13 Issue: 1, 85 - 105, 16.07.2024

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Abstract

With the emergence of Covid-19, education, business, trade, tourism, health sectors and other parts of the life have undergone a tremendous change. Countries were caught up unprepared by this new normal life style. Because of measures, English language courses have been modulated via emergency remote teaching (ERT) through specific online platforms like Zoom, Google Hang outs, WhatsApp or private university or school platforms.
Objective: The aim of this study is to review worldwide ERT process in terms of benefits and challenges and make suggestions based on the analysed studies.
Method: A content analysis of 21 articles published in 2020 using qualitative or quantitative methods with student participants found on Google Scholar and ELT journals is analyzed by setting, participants, implemented methods and results within this principled review.
Results: Most of the studies are conducted in Indonesia and use qualitative research method to survey student attitudes, believes and suggestions on ERT benefits and challenges and their favorite online platforms.
Conclusion: After reviewing the studies, it is found that students are mostly willing to attend e-classes, face benefits such as saving time, money and practicality and obstacles related to less interaction, technical problems and networking needed to be handled within time.

Keywords

Online teaching, emergency remote teaching, ELT, Covid-19 Pandemic, Lockdowns, Virtual Learning

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