EFL STUDENTS' PERCEPTIONS TOWARDS THE USE OF ONLINE LEARNING DURING COVID -19 PANDEM

Abstract

The COVID -19 pandemic is considered a significant challenge to educational systems around the world. For this reason, governments from all worldwide attempted to stop the prevalence of this pandemic or at least lessen its consequences in the different domains, including education Algeria provided a potential solution to stop this pandemic from causing a significant global impact. Therefore, all Algerian universities have suspended face-to-face studies. Moreover, the ministry of higher education in Algeria has suggest the application of online learning to handle the situation. For this reason, this study is conducted t o explore how EFL students at the University of BEJAIA perceive online learning during the COVID -19 pandemic period. Accordingly, the study adopts a non-experimental design, based on a quantitative method. To this end, a questionnaire consisting of 19 questions is distributed to 123 Master one and Master two students at the department of English, BEJAIA University. The results show that the students have different perceptions of the use of online learning. Their perceptions, thus, covered their explanations of their experiences when using online learning, its benefits, drawbacks, and their acceptance of this new mode of learning.