TEACHERS’ PERCEPTIONS OF THE CHALLENGES IN THE ONLINE EFL TEACHING: A REVIEW OF PREVIOUS STUDIES

Abstract:Technological advances and the COVID-19 have accelerated the shift from traditional learning to online learning. Educational institutions have no choice but to convert the classroom setting into online classes. When teaching online, EFL teachers may have encountered challenges. This paper aims to review some previous studies on the teachers’ perceptions of the challenges in online EFL teaching, in Indonesia and other countries. This study employs library research. The result shows that challenges occurred during the implementation of online EFL teaching and learning. In other countries such as Korea, Thailand, Iran, China, and Saudi Arabia, the challenges are mostly related to the students’ learning process including the time and class management. On the other hand, in Indonesia, the challenges are more complex. Lack of experience with the online teaching methods and the limitations regarding the adequate internet facilities become the challenges that are most complained by the teachers.Abstrak:Kemajuan teknologi dan COVID-19 telah mempercepat peralihan dari pembelajaran tradisional ke pembelajaran online. Institusi pendidikan tidak punya pilihan selain mengubah pengaturan kelas menjadi kelas online. Saat mengajar online, guru EFL mungkin menghadapi tantangan. Makalah ini bertujuan untuk meninjau beberapa penelitian sebelumnya tentang persepsi guru tentang tantangan dalam pengajaran EFL online, di Indonesia dan negara lain. Penelitian ini menggunakan penelitian kepustakaan. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa tantangan terjadi selama pelaksanaan pembelajaran EFL online. Di negara-negara lain seperti Korea, Thailand, Iran, Cina, dan Arab Saudi, tantangannya lebih banyak terkait dengan proses belajar siswa termasuk waktu dan manajemen kelas. Di sisi lain, di Indonesia, tantangannya lebih kompleks. Kurangnya pengalaman dengan metode pengajaran online dan keterbatasan fasilitas internet yang memadai menjadi tantangan yang paling dikeluhkan oleh para guru

Cam teach and prosper? EFL teachers’ attitudes, well-being, and coping strategies in an online setting

The global Covid-19 pandemic led to the turn toward online learning and the need to adapt to new ways of English foreign language (EFL) teaching. This mixed-methods research aimed to examine teacher attitudes, well-being, and coping strategies related to online EFL teaching. The results indicated that Croatian EFL teachers had a positive attitude toward online teaching and acknowledged the importance of being digitally competent. EFL teachers were unsure about their ability to deal with online teaching and indicated their need to improve their IT skills. They revealed more negative than positive responses regarding their well-being and showed that they tried to actively cope during the pandemic. Results also showed better coping strategies among female teachers

Turkish EFL teachers' attitudes towards online instruction throughout the Covid-19 outbreak

The purpose of the present study is to shed light on the attitudes of Turkish EFL teachers towards online instruction (OI), the impact of training on their attitudes, the obstacles they encounter, and the strategies to deliver OI more successfully throughout the Covid-19 outbreak. The participants were 70 EFL teachers (52 female, 18 male). The data was collected through a questionnaire and semi-structured interviews. The data were analyzed by using SPSS 26. Descriptive statistics of each item was calculated and an independent sample t-test was conducted to answer the research questions. For the analysis of the interview data, the responses of the participants were transcribed and the recurring themes were identified. The results revealed that the attitudes of Turkish EFL teachers, who experienced online instruction during the Covid-19 outbreak, are not as positive as expected regarding some of the results of the related research in the literature. The interview findings revealed that EFL teachers do not feel capable of delivering online instruction effectively since they do not have adequate knowledge and necessary skills to do that. In view of the findings, it's suggested that online instruction methodology should be integrated into teacher training programs and teachers should receive an in-service training about the related subject

Exploring Indonesian EFL Classroom Interactions in an Online Setting

COVID-19 pandemic has brought a lot of changes in the education field – including the way teachers and students interact in the classroom. As a result, it is considered important for the Indonesian EFL teachers to explore and address this issue to make them familiar with the current pattern of interaction in the online classroom. With that knowledge, making the online teaching and learning effective is achievable. Even though a lot of studies have been conducted on similar topic, this study propose a different analysis by adapting the most prevalent framework in this topic – Flanders Interaction Analysis Categories System (FIACS) – into more focused categories for better understanding. This case study aimed at exploring the interaction in an online EFL classroom by utilizing FIACS as the main framework.  The necessary data was collected through non-participant observation, with an English teacher and her seven grade students as the participants. The results of this study show that the online EFL classroom interaction was dominated by the teacher. It was caused by several reasons namely the passiveness of the students that led to more talking from the teacher and technological glitches. It caused the online meetings to be teacher-centered. As the teaching and learning medium changed, the pattern and characteristics of the interaction became unique. One of the notable uniqueness was the difficulty to oversee the online interactions between students

AN ANALYSIS OF ENGLISH TEACHING STRATEGIES THROUGH ONLINE CLASSES DURING PANDEMIC COVID-19

Teaching strategy is a plan, method or series of activities designed for the following purposes achieve certain learning goals. teaching strategy designed to achieve specific goals. Which means from making a strategy is to achieve a goal. In this study the researcher want to see how the teacher's strategy in implementing the learning process, especially in managing the online class at UPT SMA Negeri 4 Parepare. This research focused on the teachers’ strategies used in teaching English through online classes during the COVID-19 Pandemic. This study aimed at answering the following research questions (1) What are the obstacle of strategies in English teaching through online classes during COVID-19 pandemic at UPT SMA Negeri 4 Parepare? (2) How is the effectiveness of teachers’ teaching strategy  of teaching English during COVID-19 pandemic at UPT SMA Negeri 4 Parepare? This type of research was field research with qualitative approach. Data collection techniques in this research are In-depth interview, observation checklis and documentation. The result of study showed that (1) Monitor the student , Student Motivation (2) The strategy of English teachers in teaching English in online classes has not been said to be effective because they only provide understanding of the material, after that give assignments

Evaluation of the effectiveness of EFL online teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic

Online teaching has been massively conducted during the novel coronavirus period all over the world. How to evaluate online teaching has been increasingly researched recently. This study looked at how English as a foreign language (EFL) teaching was delivered online by university teachers during the COVID-19 pandemic. We investigated university teachers and students’ perception of effective EFL online teaching and learning based on several evaluation modes in using technology in education. Data were collected using questionnaires and interviews from teachers and students in a variety of provinces in Mainland China. The results showed that various methods were used to deliver online EFL courses and these approaches are found to correlate with each other. Teachers and students provided positive comments on online teaching and were satisfied with their online teaching and learning. Participants also noted effective ways in online EFL teaching. The findings indicated that when teachers have more training, more skills, and more confidence, they could deliver more effective online teaching and learning. </jats:p

Student-Centered Learning Strategies for English Foreign Learning (EFL) During the COVID-19 Pandemic

English as a second or foreign language is the use of English by speakers with different native languages. Language education for people learning English may be known as English as a second language (ESL). This systematic review incorporated qualitative document research and content analysis. Purposive sampling was used to look at the content of the papers chosen after a random selection of reliable and accurate sources. Sources from EBSCO, Google Scholar, Scopus, Web of Science, and ScienceDirect were utilized for this systematic review. The data indicate that English has a great reach and influence, and English is taught worldwide during the COVID-19 pandemic. Learners spend more time using social media to study English, and hearing is the skill that improves the greatest when using social media to learn English. Utilizing social media helps students acquire and practise new vocabulary words and reduce spelling errors. YouTube is the most popular social media tool for English language learners. This paper also looks at how vital to change and rethink strategies because English is also taught as a second language for recent immigrants to English-speaking countries, which faces particular challenges. After all, the students in one class may speak many different native languages

SYNCHRONOUS AND ASYNCHRONOUS LEARNING IN ONLINE EFL CLASSROOMS

During the COVID-19 pandemic, EFL teaching and learning has been concucted synchronously andasynchronously. Synchronous learning has some benefits, such as facilitating direct interaction betweenstudents and teachers, letting the students to give direct reviews and comments on other students’ workand allowing the students to ask questions get direct responses from their teachers. Meanwhile, theadvantages of asynchronous learning are (1) the students have more time to comprehend and discusstheir learning materials with their friends, (2) the learning can be done everytime and everywhere and (3)the teachers and the learners are not bounded by the time. Thus, it is highly recommended for the Englishteachers and lecturers to be able to select the approriate learning modes for their EFL classes

EFL Teachers' Sources of Remote Teaching Anxiety: Insights and Implications for EFL Teacher Education

Introduction: This study aims to explore an under-researched issue; namely, remote teaching anxiety. Methods: This study employed a sequential mixed-methods exploratory design where participants initially reported their remote teaching anxiety sources and then rated each. For the analysis, inductive content analysis and statistical tests were employed. Results: The content analysis revealed two major themes: digitalisation-related concerns and online pedagogy-related concerns. Statistically significant difference was only found between anxiety sources and online teaching experience but not between gender, age, teaching experience, work setting and anxiety sources. Discussion: Several studies (Çoklar, Efilti, Şahin, & Akçay, 2016; Hassan et al., 2019) found digitalisation-related concerns causing stress among teachers; however, remote teaching anxiety remains an underexplored construct (Russell, 2020). Although online pedagogy-related concerns were found to cause teaching anxiety in our study, a recent study (Lazarevic & Bentz, 2020) found using technology helpful to decrease anxiety. Limitations: The data were limited to the views of 96 EFL teachers in the Turkish context. Conclusion: We can conclude that limited experience with remote teaching can contribute to higher anxiety among EFL teachers. Additionally, this research can contribute to the relevant literature with several implications on the future of language education.publishedVersio

EFL Teachers’ English Language Use During the Pandemics in the Indonesian Senior High School Context

In response to the significant upheaval caused by the global pandemic, education systems worldwide have shifted from traditional classroom settings to remote teaching methods. This drastic transition has presented numerous challenges, particularly in the realm of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) education in non-English speaking countries, such as Indonesia. This study embarks on an in-depth exploration of how the teaching methodologies and language functions utilized by EFL teachers at an Indonesian senior high school, MAN 2 Parepare, have adapted to these new learning environments. The research adopts a descriptive qualitative research design, providing a comprehensive view of the phenomena under investigation. The in-depth investigation focuses on the practices of two English teachers at MAN 2 Parepare, analyzing the way they employ different language functions during their online classes. The analysis seeks to elucidate the interaction between instructional language and the online learning environment, how it affects student comprehension, and the potential for instructional refinement. Findings indicate a broad range of language functions used by both teachers in their instructional strategies, demonstrating the adaptive potential of EFL instruction under the pressures of pandemic-induced remote teaching. Notably, the study reveals that the use of students' native language and the target language - English - plays a crucial role in aiding students' comprehension, highlighting the importance of maintaining a balance between the two. In sum, this paper offers valuable insights into the language function dynamics at play in online EFL classrooms during the pandemic. The findings have implications for informing instructional best practices and contribute to the broader understanding of language education in a rapidly changing global context