The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Classroom Communication in the Romanian School Education System. The Transition from Face-To-Face to Online Teaching in German Schools
The last years can be characterized as a period of crisis and changes all around the world due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The present work analyses the impact of the pandemic on the forms of communication in the Romanian school education system, in the transition from on- site classes to online...
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| description | The last years can be characterized as a period of crisis and changes all around the
world due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The present work analyses the impact of the pandemic on
the forms of communication in the Romanian school education system, in the transition from on-
site classes to online classes in German schools. It is further investigated which differences can be
found in online compared to face-to-face teaching, which strategies were used to replace the
missing communication aspects and whether online learning has a negative impact on
communication between teachers and learners. The research relies on 16 semi-structured
interviews carried out with teachers from Romanian schools where German is taught as a mother
tongue. The interviews show that direct eye contact, facial expressions, gestures, and non-verbal
communication in general are all inhibited by conversation through a screen. Thus, it implies a less
intimate, direct connection, and the potential for difficult interpersonal connections, which causes
the students’ interest and attention to decline. For the new medium, it was also vital to re-evaluate
the conventional pedagogical approaches. Fortunately, technology has made great strides and
offers a variety of options, although communication has suffered greatly. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e3fcaa9790804b56a887a4548f83d3b22022-12-27T10:27:39ZengUniversity of Bucharest Publishing HouseStyles of Communication2065-79432067-564X2022-12-011428310710.31178/SC.14.2.05The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Classroom Communication in the Romanian School Education System. The Transition from Face-To-Face to Online Teaching in German Schools Veronica CÂMPIAN0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1647-9250Denisa LĂCĂTUŞ1https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5298-9760Babeș-Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca, RomaniaBabeș-Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca, RomaniaThe last years can be characterized as a period of crisis and changes all around the world due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The present work analyses the impact of the pandemic on the forms of communication in the Romanian school education system, in the transition from on- site classes to online classes in German schools. It is further investigated which differences can be found in online compared to face-to-face teaching, which strategies were used to replace the missing communication aspects and whether online learning has a negative impact on communication between teachers and learners. The research relies on 16 semi-structured interviews carried out with teachers from Romanian schools where German is taught as a mother tongue. The interviews show that direct eye contact, facial expressions, gestures, and non-verbal communication in general are all inhibited by conversation through a screen. Thus, it implies a less intimate, direct connection, and the potential for difficult interpersonal connections, which causes the students’ interest and attention to decline. For the new medium, it was also vital to re-evaluate the conventional pedagogical approaches. Fortunately, technology has made great strides and offers a variety of options, although communication has suffered greatly.https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EFrOcJg-IbRjXaa2h607QYaAKghJoHGM/viewgerman schoolsromanian educational systemnonverbal and interpersonal communicationteaching and communication strategiesonline and offline teaching |
| spellingShingle | Veronica CÂMPIAN Denisa LĂCĂTUŞ The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Classroom Communication in the Romanian School Education System. The Transition from Face-To-Face to Online Teaching in German Schools Styles of Communication german schools romanian educational system nonverbal and interpersonal communication teaching and communication strategies online and offline teaching |
| title | The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Classroom Communication in the Romanian School Education System. The Transition from Face-To-Face to Online Teaching in German Schools |
| title_full | The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Classroom Communication in the Romanian School Education System. The Transition from Face-To-Face to Online Teaching in German Schools |
| title_fullStr | The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Classroom Communication in the Romanian School Education System. The Transition from Face-To-Face to Online Teaching in German Schools |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Classroom Communication in the Romanian School Education System. The Transition from Face-To-Face to Online Teaching in German Schools |
| title_short | The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Classroom Communication in the Romanian School Education System. The Transition from Face-To-Face to Online Teaching in German Schools |
| title_sort | impact of the covid 19 pandemic on classroom communication in the romanian school education system the transition from face to face to online teaching in german schools |
| topic | german schools romanian educational system nonverbal and interpersonal communication teaching and communication strategies online and offline teaching |
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