Effects of Virtual Instruction on the Speaking Accuracy of Iranian High School English Learners with Varied Personality Traits during the COVID-19 Pandemic
This study examined the effects of virtual English instruction via the Iranian Student Education Network (SHAD) on the speaking accuracy of Iranian high school English learners with varied personality traits during the COVID-19 pandemic. The participants (n = 54) completed the Quick Oxford Placement...
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University of Tabriz
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| author | Sedigheh Vahdat Amir Mashhadi Iman Ghasemi Adivi |
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| description | This study examined the effects of virtual English instruction via the Iranian Student Education Network (SHAD) on the speaking accuracy of Iranian high school English learners with varied personality traits during the COVID-19 pandemic. The participants (n = 54) completed the Quick Oxford Placement Test and the Eysenck Personality Inventory before taking a speaking test based on the Vision English for Schools Series. The participants' voice-recorded responses to the speaking test were then analyzed for accurate verb usage. After completing 18 online sessions with diverse speaking tasks on SHAD, the participants retook the speaking test, and their performances were analyzed. The results indicated significant effects on the speaking accuracy of both extroverts and introverts, with introversion showing the most positive impact. Semi-structured telephonic interviews were conducted to gather participants' perceptions of virtual education. The findings highlighted the challenges and opportunities faced by Iranian high school English learners in online classes, with implications for virtual language education and materials development. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-aa344f93ba734c98b19682267607e68b2024-03-19T22:27:54ZengUniversity of TabrizJournal of English Language Teaching and Learning2251-79952676-68762023-07-0115319411210.22034/elt.2023.56011.252916373Effects of Virtual Instruction on the Speaking Accuracy of Iranian High School English Learners with Varied Personality Traits during the COVID-19 PandemicSedigheh Vahdat0Amir Mashhadi1Iman Ghasemi Adivi2Department of English Language and Literature, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, IranDepartment of English Language and Literature, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, IranDepartment of English Language and Literature, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, IranThis study examined the effects of virtual English instruction via the Iranian Student Education Network (SHAD) on the speaking accuracy of Iranian high school English learners with varied personality traits during the COVID-19 pandemic. The participants (n = 54) completed the Quick Oxford Placement Test and the Eysenck Personality Inventory before taking a speaking test based on the Vision English for Schools Series. The participants' voice-recorded responses to the speaking test were then analyzed for accurate verb usage. After completing 18 online sessions with diverse speaking tasks on SHAD, the participants retook the speaking test, and their performances were analyzed. The results indicated significant effects on the speaking accuracy of both extroverts and introverts, with introversion showing the most positive impact. Semi-structured telephonic interviews were conducted to gather participants' perceptions of virtual education. The findings highlighted the challenges and opportunities faced by Iranian high school English learners in online classes, with implications for virtual language education and materials development.https://elt.tabrizu.ac.ir/article_16373_1a4e181e904cf111e2af1904f7197356.pdfvirtual/distance educationshadiranian high school english learnerspersonality traitscovid-19 |
| spellingShingle | Sedigheh Vahdat Amir Mashhadi Iman Ghasemi Adivi Effects of Virtual Instruction on the Speaking Accuracy of Iranian High School English Learners with Varied Personality Traits during the COVID-19 Pandemic Journal of English Language Teaching and Learning virtual/distance education shad iranian high school english learners personality traits covid-19 |
| title | Effects of Virtual Instruction on the Speaking Accuracy of Iranian High School English Learners with Varied Personality Traits during the COVID-19 Pandemic |
| title_full | Effects of Virtual Instruction on the Speaking Accuracy of Iranian High School English Learners with Varied Personality Traits during the COVID-19 Pandemic |
| title_fullStr | Effects of Virtual Instruction on the Speaking Accuracy of Iranian High School English Learners with Varied Personality Traits during the COVID-19 Pandemic |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effects of Virtual Instruction on the Speaking Accuracy of Iranian High School English Learners with Varied Personality Traits during the COVID-19 Pandemic |
| title_short | Effects of Virtual Instruction on the Speaking Accuracy of Iranian High School English Learners with Varied Personality Traits during the COVID-19 Pandemic |
| title_sort | effects of virtual instruction on the speaking accuracy of iranian high school english learners with varied personality traits during the covid 19 pandemic |
| topic | virtual/distance education shad iranian high school english learners personality traits covid-19 |
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