Remote Teaching During COVID-19: Implications From a National Survey of Language Educators

• In Event: Researching Digital Tools and Online Language Teaching and Learning

Abstract

As the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is challenging education all over the globe, this national study explores the perspectives of educators who taught a language course in Spring of 2020. A survey was distributed electronically to collect quantitative responses from 377 language educators representing 45 U.S states. Descriptive statistics show that they generally relied on principles of design to support learning. Exploratory factor analysis revealed four dimensions in the responses: Design, Interaction, Outcomes, and Adjustments, and mixed-design ANOVAs indicate that all language educators were less satisfied with the course outcomes despite having made considerable adjustments during COVID-19. Teachers who did not have prior online experience, taught in PreK-12 and/or in rural areas were expecting significantly lower outcomes than their respective counterparts.

Authors

• Kelly Moser, Mississippi State University

• Tianlan Wei, Mississippi State University