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Salimi H, Razmjoo S A, Tahriri A. A Phenomenological study of online EFL Classrooms during Covid-19 Pandemic: Learners’ Perspectives. JCALS 2024; 1 (1) : 5
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Hemrah Salimi (Corresponding Author), PhD student of TEFL, University of Guilan, Rasht, Iran. Email: hemra.salimi@gmail.com
Seyyed Ayatollah Razmjoo, Full Professor, Department of Foreign Languages and Linguistics, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran. Email: arazmjoo@rose.shirazu.ac.ir
Abdorreza Tahriri, Department of English Language and Literature, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, University of Guilan, Rasht, Iran. Email: atahriri@gmail.com
Seyyed Ayatollah Razmjoo, Full Professor, Department of Foreign Languages and Linguistics, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran. Email: arazmjoo@rose.shirazu.ac.ir
Abdorreza Tahriri, Department of English Language and Literature, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, University of Guilan, Rasht, Iran. Email: atahriri@gmail.com
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In this phenomenological study, the researchers probed the learners’ perspectives and lived experiences of effective online English language classes at BA level, majoring in TEFL, through purposive sampling. Also, the differences between online classes and in-person ones were investigated from the viewpoint of the learners regarding their motivation.
There have been plenty of problems in online classes during Corona pandemic in all levels of education in Iran, and these problems are being considered and paid attention to just from the perspective of the administers and trainers and the lived experiences and perspectives of the learners have been totally neglected or at least not probed into yet thoroughly. The data collection technique used in this study was in-depth interviewing with seven BA students of TEFL (both males and females) and the data were coded and explicated through Colaizzi’s seven step coding strategy.
The results of the study were categorized into two themes namely a) Teacher characteristics and b) Online classes. The findings of the study showed that students expect their online classes to be more communicative, practical and productive.
There have been plenty of problems in online classes during Corona pandemic in all levels of education in Iran, and these problems are being considered and paid attention to just from the perspective of the administers and trainers and the lived experiences and perspectives of the learners have been totally neglected or at least not probed into yet thoroughly. The data collection technique used in this study was in-depth interviewing with seven BA students of TEFL (both males and females) and the data were coded and explicated through Colaizzi’s seven step coding strategy.
The results of the study were categorized into two themes namely a) Teacher characteristics and b) Online classes. The findings of the study showed that students expect their online classes to be more communicative, practical and productive.
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Received: 2023/07/18 | Accepted: 2023/10/19 | Published: 2024/01/1
Received: 2023/07/18 | Accepted: 2023/10/19 | Published: 2024/01/1
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