The significance of a pandemic in teaching foreign languages, with special regard to the teaching of seniors
Aleksander Kobylarek – Emilia Alaverdov – Luba Jakubowska
DOI: 10.18355/XL.2021.14.01.06
Abstract
This article presents the results of research into the influence of a pandemic on education in the field of foreign languages. Research regarding opinions was conducted by the free interview technique on specially selected foreign language teachers in Poland, Belarus, Italy, Ukraine and Georgia. The areas researched covered opinions on various topics – changes in the functioning of educational institutions; changes in students’ needs, expectations and behaviour, with special regard to seniors; problems connected with remote learning; changes in educational methods and content; and the specifics of teaching seniors foreign languages during a pandemic. As a result of qualitative analysis, three categories of problem emerged - pedagogical, didactic, and those specific to the teaching of seniors.
Key words: remote learning, Covid-19, language learning, education of seniors
Pages: 73-80
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