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1Foreign Languages Department, Çankaya University, Ankara, Turkey.
Education and Information Technologies
|February 27, 2023
Summary
Online English as a Foreign Language (EFL) classes show more teacher-student interaction than student-student interaction. Student speech is minimal, and classes are instruction-focused, offering insights for educators.
Area of Science:
- Linguistics
- Educational Technology
- Second Language Acquisition
Background:
- The shift to online learning necessitates understanding classroom dynamics in virtual environments.
- English as a Foreign Language (EFL) instruction faces unique challenges in maintaining interaction online.
- University-level EFL courses require specific pedagogical approaches for effective online delivery.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the patterns and extent of classroom interaction in university-level online EFL courses.
- To analyze the balance between teacher-student and student-student interaction in virtual EFL settings.
- To identify the nature of student and teacher verbal contributions during online EFL lessons.
Main Methods:
- An exploratory research design was employed.
- Seven online EFL classes were observed and recorded.
- Communicative Oriented Language Teaching (COLT) observation sheets were used for data analysis.
Main Results:
- Teacher-student interaction dominated over student-student interaction.
- Teacher speech was sustained, while student utterances were often minimal.
- Online EFL classes were primarily instruction-focused, with minimal discipline issues.
- Group work was less prevalent than individual activities.
- Message-related rather than form-related feedback was common, with teachers expanding on student input.
Conclusions:
- Online EFL classrooms exhibit distinct interaction patterns compared to traditional settings.
- Pedagogical strategies may need adjustment to foster more student-student engagement online.
- Findings offer valuable insights for optimizing online EFL teaching and curriculum design.
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