PERCEPTION OF THE STUDENTS ON THE ONLINE ENGLISH COURSES

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K. Kashinath, R. L. N. Raju

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For the past couple of years, online teaching-learning practices have become the new norm due to the scare of the Corona Virus pandemic. Although the new trend received a mixture of reaction, appreciation, and apprehensions, it has become inevitable in imparting knowledge through this digital medium. Since language acquisition happens through social mediation, it is intriguing to know about the magnitude of students' language acquisition in the virtual learning environment. Therefore, the present study conducted a focused group discussion with undergraduate students to understand the phenomenon of online English language courses, especially related to the course instructors' methodology, material, and evaluation. The core themes of this research are whether the teachers/instructors are effective in the online mode of classes, to what extent the material is accelerating the learning process of the students, and how the evaluation practices are accurate and objective.


   

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