The Perceptions of K12 Students and Their Parents Towards Online English Learning
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Online education has been widely provided as an alternative to face-to-face education for most of the K12 students owing to COVID 19 pandemic in the world. The aim of this study was to determine the perceptions of K12 students and their parents towards online English learning. In consideration of the purposes in this mixed-methods design study, the questionnaires and the focus group interviews were administered. The descriptive statistics and content analysis reflect the opportunity to improve the components of the language, whereas highlighted the children’s distraction, lack of interaction with peers and their English teachers. This current research also revealed the significance of the parents’ getting involved in their children’s online learning procedures. Additionally, the parents stated their preferences about the hybrid system.
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