A qualitative analysis of students’ reflections on the current use of digital media in foreign language classes

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Result on the web

<a href="https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/13/16/9082" target="_blank" >https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/13/16/9082</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su13169082" target="_blank" >10.3390/su13169082</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

A qualitative analysis of students’ reflections on the current use of digital media in foreign language classes

Original language description

Teaching and learning have radically changed in the COVID-19 era and highlighted many novel aspects of online teaching and learning. Based on a qualitative content analysis of central European university students’ responses, the aim of this study is to discuss their reflections on the use of digital media in foreign language classes during the COVID-19 pandemic. The key method of this qualitative study includes focus group interviews. The results reveal both advantages and disadvantages of online foreign language teaching and their impact on students’ second language (L2) acquisition. The positive aspects involve satisfaction with being able to study a foreign language from the comfort from their homes, avoidance of commuting to school, ample opportunities to review the learning material, or improvement of listening skills. On the contrary, the negative aspects included a striking lack of social contact in the form of face-to-face classes, absence of collaboration between the teacher and students and between the students themselves in order to share and build on their knowledge and experience, health issues associated with a frequent exposure to technologies, or a lack of possibility to develop speaking skills. In conclusion, the authors of this study provide several implications for teaching practice, technology experts, and other stakeholders, which must be considered very seriously, as they represent the opinion of the users of online learning. © 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

50704 - Environmental sciences (social aspects)

Project

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Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2021

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Sustainability

ISSN

2071-1050

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

13

Issue of the periodical within the volume

16

Country of publishing house

CH - SWITZERLAND

Number of pages

11

Pages from-to

"Article number 9082"

UT code for WoS article

000689754900001

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85112725226