Teachers’ perception towards blended online teaching in speaking class during COVID-19 pandemic

blended learning, COVID-19, computer literacy, e-learning, instructional methods

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August 9, 2022

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The sudden closure of all learning institutions during the COVID-19 pandemic has caused learners to experience problems in learning the Ghanaian Language, particularly speaking skills. Learning speaking skills is crucial because it is the main mode of communication worldwide. Most learning institutions across the world have adopted e-learning since the COVID-19 lockdown implementation. Teachers and students require more time to adapt to virtual learning since the majority of them are not familiar with the new technologies to be used in the classroom. Hence, this paper investigates teachers’ and learners’ perceptions concerning the application of online/blended learning methods in teaching and learning. The paper will also examine the challenges encountered by teachers and learners in online classrooms. The study used a structured questionnaire in Google forms covering teachers’ and learners’ perceptions of online/blended services in Ghanaian Colleges of Education. The empirical data was collected by distributing an online questionnaire to ten (10) Ghanaian Language teachers and fifty (50) students. Data analysis was done by the use of simple statistical tools like mean and percentages. The findings of the study revealed that both instructors and learners testified that blended learning was important during the pandemic period. However, it was not much effective as face-to-face teaching and learning. Some challenges identified were internet problems, exam cheating by learners, inadequate facilities, lack of motivation and interaction, security and data privacy.

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