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https://doi.org/10.22210/strjez/51-1/2
Experiences of foreign-language teachers at the tertiary level in the online teaching environment in Croatia in 2020
Iva Lučev
; Libertas međunarodno sveučilište, Zagreb
Lucija Lukić Jakopčević
; Libertas međunarodno sveučilište, Zagreb
Višnja Špiljak
; Libertas međunarodno sveučilište, Zagreb
Sažetak
This study endeavours to determine whether, and to what extent, adapted methods, external circumstances, and subjective factors impacted teachers’ performance in the online teaching of foreign languages for professional purposes at the tertiary level, as evaluated by the teachers themselves. a survey was carried out via an online questionnaire in December 2020 and in January 2021; the sample consisted of 60 respondents from 13 towns in Croatia. The study explored (i) the impact of adapted teaching methods in online teaching on teachers’ performance; (ii) the impact of external factors on teachers’ performance (external factors defined as those which teachers could not directly influence, such as the number of classes, the size of groups, online platforms, academic misconduct among students, working conditions, the support of higher education institutions); (iii) the factors of teacher dissatisfaction with teaching online. The results of the study reveal that the teachers who managed to adapt their teaching methods to the online medium are more satisfied with their performance, and so are their students. Furthermore, the adverse external factors, as well as subjective factors of dissatisfaction, did not substantially impact the performance of online teaching. The study contributes to the debate on the teaching of foreign languages for professional purposes at the tertiary level and offers practical implications for preparing and organising online classes, selecting teaching materials, and assessing and evaluating students. Finally, the study provides recommendations for further research on online foreign-language teaching in higher education.
Ključne riječi
online teaching; adapted methods of online teaching; self-evaluation of teachers’ performance; dissatisfaction factors
Hrčak ID:
278822
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Datum izdavanja:
3.6.2022.
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