Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.2478/exell-2023-0002
Cam teach and prosper? EFL teachers’ attitudes, well-being, and coping strategies in an online setting
Anna Martinović
orcid.org/0000-0001-5756-1165
; University of Zadar, Zadarr, Croatia
Dino Dumančić
orcid.org/0000-0002-8287-5411
; University of Zadar, Zadar, Croatia
Abstract
The global Covid-19 pandemic led to the turn toward online learning and the need to adapt to new ways of English foreign language (EFL) teaching. This mixed-methods research aimed to examine teacher attitudes, well-being, and coping strategies related to online EFL teaching. The results indicated that Croatian EFL teachers had a positive attitude toward online teaching and acknowledged the importance of being digitally competent. EFL teachers were unsure about their ability to deal with online teaching and indicated their need to improve their IT skills. They revealed more negative than positive responses regarding their well-being and showed that they tried to actively cope during the pandemic. Results also showed better coping strategies among female teachers.
Keywords
online EFL teaching; teacher attitudes; teacher well-being, teacher coping strategies
Hrčak ID:
302810
URI
Publication date:
20.5.2023.
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