THE GROWTH AND CHALLENGES OF VIRTUAL LEARNING OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE IN NIGERIA IN TIMES OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Authors

  • Abdullahi Tafarki Mustapha
  • Mustafa Kurt Near East University

Abstract

Abstract

The outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic caused a sharp change in the educational practice world over as schools and institutions of learning are forced to seek alternatives to teaching styles.  Learning centers were shut down to follow the order of social distancing, as a precautionary measure against the infectious virus disease that has rampaged the world. This paper studies the professional consequences of the challenges fronting the English language teaching in Nigeria in the period of coronavirus pandemic otherwise known as “Covid-19”. It also offers how the needs and goals of the learners can be met in the period of the mandatory homestay.  The article collects, collates, and reviews the data that comes up in the Learn at Home Program (LHP) webpage which is created for the purpose of continuing education in the time of “Covid-19”. A survey of the participants' responses was also conducted to investigate the efficacy and challenges that they encountered during the online delivery through the use of a variety of media stations on different topics of secondary schools in Nigeria. The paper, after pitching the challenges of this virtual instruction at the time of the pandemic, proffers certain solutions that can boost the efficacy of virtual education generally in Nigeria.

        Keywords: challenges, teaching, coronavirus, pandemic, e-learning.

 

Author Biography

Mustafa Kurt, Near East University

Mustapha Kurt is a Professor of Applied Linguistics, Near East University, Nicosia. He is currently the Head of Department, English Language Teaching and Literature.  His research interest is in Applied Linguistics, Multiculturalism, Reflective thinking, Deconstruction, and Constructivism.

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Published

2021-07-01

How to Cite

Mustapha, A. T., & Kurt, M. (2021). THE GROWTH AND CHALLENGES OF VIRTUAL LEARNING OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE IN NIGERIA IN TIMES OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC. International Online Journal of Education and Teaching, 8(3), 1312–1323. Retrieved from https://iojet.org/index.php/IOJET/article/view/1239

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Vol. 8 No. 3 (2021): IOJET

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