The Effectiveness of an Online Language Course during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Students’ Perceptions and Hard Evidence
The aim of this study is to analyse the delivery of an online English language course taught at the Admiral Makarov State University of Maritime and Inland Shipping during the COVID-19 pandemic with the ultimate purpose of identifying those features which could be applied to a prospective blended En...
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| author | Irina O. Shcherbakova Svetlana N. Kucherenko Natalia B. Smolskaia |
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| description | The aim of this study is to analyse the delivery of an online English language course taught at the Admiral Makarov State University of Maritime and Inland Shipping during the COVID-19 pandemic with the ultimate purpose of identifying those features which could be applied to a prospective blended English as a foreign language (EFL) course in the future. The rationale behind this research is a necessity to redesign the existing language education programme at the University which is outdated and far from being digital. By applying the Mashaw model of evaluating the effectiveness of an online course, the authors analyse the results of the survey carried out among a focus group of 22 students from the radio engineering department of the Admiral Makarov State University of Maritime and Inland Shipping. In the end, the authors identify the points for further consideration in the process of developing a prospective blended EFL course. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-47af4b82c617416fae5623301b9511e92023-11-16T20:08:15ZengMDPI AGEducation Sciences2227-71022023-01-0113212410.3390/educsci13020124The Effectiveness of an Online Language Course during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Students’ Perceptions and Hard EvidenceIrina O. Shcherbakova0Svetlana N. Kucherenko1Natalia B. Smolskaia2Department of English for Navigation and Radio Communication, “Maritime Academy” Institute, Admiral Makarov State University of Maritime and Inland Shipping, 198035 Saint Petersburg, RussiaForeign languages Department, HSE University, 190121 Saint Petersburg, RussiaGraduate School of Applied Linguistics, Translation and Interpreting Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, 195251 Saint Petersburg, RussiaThe aim of this study is to analyse the delivery of an online English language course taught at the Admiral Makarov State University of Maritime and Inland Shipping during the COVID-19 pandemic with the ultimate purpose of identifying those features which could be applied to a prospective blended English as a foreign language (EFL) course in the future. The rationale behind this research is a necessity to redesign the existing language education programme at the University which is outdated and far from being digital. By applying the Mashaw model of evaluating the effectiveness of an online course, the authors analyse the results of the survey carried out among a focus group of 22 students from the radio engineering department of the Admiral Makarov State University of Maritime and Inland Shipping. In the end, the authors identify the points for further consideration in the process of developing a prospective blended EFL course.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/13/2/124online learningblended courseEFLstudents’ perceptions |
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| title | The Effectiveness of an Online Language Course during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Students’ Perceptions and Hard Evidence |
| title_full | The Effectiveness of an Online Language Course during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Students’ Perceptions and Hard Evidence |
| title_fullStr | The Effectiveness of an Online Language Course during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Students’ Perceptions and Hard Evidence |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Effectiveness of an Online Language Course during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Students’ Perceptions and Hard Evidence |
| title_short | The Effectiveness of an Online Language Course during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Students’ Perceptions and Hard Evidence |
| title_sort | effectiveness of an online language course during the covid 19 pandemic students perceptions and hard evidence |
| topic | online learning blended course EFL students’ perceptions |
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