Postsecondary Language Instructors’ Experiences: Transitioning Into and Out of the COVID-19 Pandemic

• In Event: Research In Progress Roundtables Session 4
  In Invited Roundtable: Language Learning: Instructional Practices and Student Engagement (Table 7)

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic brought about unprecedented educational changes and challenges in language instructors’ instructional and personal experiences. This study aims to examine the experiences of postsecondary language instructors before, during, and after the pandemic through narrative inquiry and aspects of self-study. The study is grounded in a social constructivist framework. Preliminary findings are based on individual interviews conducted with seven language instructors along with my self-reflective notes. I focus on instructors’ creative teaching and rapport building despite the stress of navigating transitions in uncertain times.

Author

• Yuening Zhao, Southern Illinois University - Carbondale