The uses of technology in the English learning process through online and virtual modes in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic
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Date
2021
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Journal ISSN
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Publisher
PUCE - Esmeraldas
Abstract
In order to characterize the use of technology by English teachers in Esmeraldas through online and virtual classes during the Covid- 19 pandemic period in 2020, a mixed- type (Quan/ qual) descriptive investigation was carried out with a population of 30 English teachers who were doing the Master's Program of Pedagogy of English as a Foreign Language at the PUCE Esmeraldas campus in the year 2020. The sample coincided with the population. The methods of investigation utilized were the analytical- synthetical, inductive- deductive and hermeneutics, and the techniques used were a survey and an interview. The results revealed that teachers mostly use Question and Answers, Exercises and Continuous Practice as teaching techniques. It was also found out that most of the teachers use Kahoot and Quizizz as assessment tools, the most frequent applications teachers use are Padlet and Edmodo, which provide a easy way for teachers and students use it in a free manner, anytime and anywhere, whereas the most widely used platforms to teach their lessons in a synchronous and asynchronous way are Zoom, Teams and Moodle. Based on the results, it can be determined that teachers during the time of the pandemic have combined traditional teaching techniques with the use of information and communication technologies (ICT), using different types of platforms and applications to ensure that the teaching-learning processes are carried out.
Description
Tesis previa obtenciĆ³n del tĆtulo de Magister en PedagogĆa del InglĆ©s como Lengua Extranjera
Keywords
Technology, English language, Teaching, Learning process, Online and virtual classes, Pandemic time
Citation
ART.010