Research Article | Open Access
Distance Learning in Language Courses Under the Constraints of the Covid-19 Pandemic: The Impact of Face-To-Face Learning on Student Motivation
Galina Ylina Maria Borodina Elena Tatarintseva Daria Yurievna Ermilova Antonina Pavlovna Sokolova
Pages: 392-398
Abstract
The goal of the study is to establish and analyze the opportunities offered by online
learning of language courses based on practical experience, what advantages and
drawbacks of such learning can be found, and what are its prospects in terms of
efficiency and effectiveness.
The study provides substantiation for the relevance of studying distance learning of
language disciplines in the COVID-19 pandemic and presents various approaches to
researching the specific features of online language learning. The article presents the
results of a case study of online learning of language courses in different age and
professional groups of students of the M.K. Ammosov North-Eastern Federal
University, Russia.
The teaching of theoretical courses of the language cycle virtually does not suffer in
terms of efficiency and effectiveness from the transition to fully online learning, while
the teaching of practical courses should at best be combined, or blended because
direct, personalized contact with the teacher is important for the development of
students’ learning motivation. That said, being deprived of such contact does not
bring any harm to language students, especially when it is preceded by an extended
period of instruction with personalized teacher-student contact.
Online teaching of language courses offers the students the same opportunities as
traditional classroom learning, with the exception of direct contact that results in the
development and maintenance of students’ learning motivation.
Keywords
COVID-19, Distance Learning, Attendance, Grades, Theoretical Disciplines, Practical Disciplines.