An Efl High School Teacher’s Perceptions On Online Teaching Strategy During Covid-19

Abstract

This study aims to investigate teachers' perspectives on online teaching practice. This research carries out further investigation regarding teachers' views when teaching online and the differences when teaching offline classes. This study employed qualitative approach to describe teachers' strategies in conducting online teaching during COVID-19 pandemic. The instrument of data collection is an online interview trough Whatsapp calls. The findings show that teachers must be able to adapt quickly to be able to teach online. Apart from that, teachers also feel that there are challenges when teaching online, such as preparing material that is suitable for teaching online, the difficulty for students to get a network, and the lack of interaction between students and teachers. However, teachers also feel that there are benefits in teaching, such as the ease of giving assessments which are considered more practical. These findings also show several important points in online teaching such as instructor roles, the quality of course materials, communication, feedback, and flexibility. Therefore, it is implied that through these several points, there is a lot to pay attention to when teaching online.