EFL STUDENTS' PERCEPTION OF ONLINE-BASED TEACHING PRACTICE DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Abstract

The effect of Covid-19 severely impacts numerous countries. Those in the educational industry are no exception; being compelled to shift away from face-to-face instruction in favor of online teaching has been a sea change. Consequently, online education has become a hot item at some educational institutions. An online learning method is a novel approach to education in which all teaching and learning activities are conducted online, including the student's teaching practicum program. This short quantitative research intends to ascertain the students' perceptions of the online-based teaching practice they encountered throughout their fifth semester. A questionnaire-based survey was sent to volunteer students in order to get their opinions on this subject. The study findings indicate that students voiced their dissatisfaction with introducing online-based teaching practices and emphasize that successful teaching practices demand more physical encounters. Based on these results, it is logical to argue that students require more engaging teaching practices, which online learning does not provide.