Investigating English Language Teaching Policies for Online Courses at an Iranian Language Institute
One of the first steps toward improving online English language courses should be exploring and understanding the educational policies that shape them. Accordingly, the present study examined 191 educational guidelines and plans which were issued during the COVID-19 pandemic at a well-known Iran...
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Imam Khomeini International University, Qazvin,
2024-08-01
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| description | One of the first steps toward improving online English language courses
should be exploring and understanding the educational policies that shape
them. Accordingly, the present study examined 191 educational
guidelines and plans which were issued during the COVID-19 pandemic
at a well-known Iranian language institute in order to identify the main
concerns of the institute policymakers, as well as the shortcomings of the
online language classes. This was done through applying qualitative
content analysis to these documents. The emerging themes revealed that
the focus of the institute policymakers was mainly on supporting
teachers’ and learners’ technological literacy. On the other hand, some of
the guidelines which were issued in response to the teachers’ questions
and requests indirectly revealed their concerns, thereby highlighting the
shortcomings. These revealed that online teacher training can be more
efficient by supporting online teachers beyond mere technology literacy
support, and with more emphasis on effective technological pedagogical knowledge. Moreover, online teachers could play an influential role in the decision-making, development, and teaching of online courses. Recognizing their key role and providing them with more support, freedom, dignity, and respect can lead to an improvement in teacher soft skills, such as patience and empathy with students in times of crisis.
Furthermore, enhancing the motivation, job satisfaction, and overall wellbeing of teachers is expected to similarly promote student engagement and improve their performance. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-7e23afe13a4e4f3b873aa83c804533f32025-08-20T03:35:33ZengImam Khomeini International University, Qazvin,Journal of Modern Research in English Language Studies2676-53572024-08-011149712010.30479/JMRELS.2024.19529.2280Investigating English Language Teaching Policies for Online Courses at an Iranian Language InstituteMaryam Khosravi0Susan Marand1 Leila Tajik2Department of English, Faculty of Literature, Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran. mDepartment of English, Faculty of Literature, Alzahra University, Tehran, IranDepartment of English, Faculty of Literature, Alzahra University, Tehran. IranOne of the first steps toward improving online English language courses should be exploring and understanding the educational policies that shape them. Accordingly, the present study examined 191 educational guidelines and plans which were issued during the COVID-19 pandemic at a well-known Iranian language institute in order to identify the main concerns of the institute policymakers, as well as the shortcomings of the online language classes. This was done through applying qualitative content analysis to these documents. The emerging themes revealed that the focus of the institute policymakers was mainly on supporting teachers’ and learners’ technological literacy. On the other hand, some of the guidelines which were issued in response to the teachers’ questions and requests indirectly revealed their concerns, thereby highlighting the shortcomings. These revealed that online teacher training can be more efficient by supporting online teachers beyond mere technology literacy support, and with more emphasis on effective technological pedagogical knowledge. Moreover, online teachers could play an influential role in the decision-making, development, and teaching of online courses. Recognizing their key role and providing them with more support, freedom, dignity, and respect can lead to an improvement in teacher soft skills, such as patience and empathy with students in times of crisis. Furthermore, enhancing the motivation, job satisfaction, and overall wellbeing of teachers is expected to similarly promote student engagement and improve their performance.https://jmrels.journals.ikiu.ac.ir/article_3283_38fd4ee7ed05970232c7a25895c5f564.pdfcovid-19 pandemiceducational policiesenglish as a foreign languageonline teaching |
| spellingShingle | Maryam Khosravi Susan Marand Leila Tajik Investigating English Language Teaching Policies for Online Courses at an Iranian Language Institute Journal of Modern Research in English Language Studies covid-19 pandemic educational policies english as a foreign language online teaching |
| title | Investigating English Language Teaching Policies for Online Courses at an Iranian Language Institute |
| title_full | Investigating English Language Teaching Policies for Online Courses at an Iranian Language Institute |
| title_fullStr | Investigating English Language Teaching Policies for Online Courses at an Iranian Language Institute |
| title_full_unstemmed | Investigating English Language Teaching Policies for Online Courses at an Iranian Language Institute |
| title_short | Investigating English Language Teaching Policies for Online Courses at an Iranian Language Institute |
| title_sort | investigating english language teaching policies for online courses at an iranian language institute |
| topic | covid-19 pandemic educational policies english as a foreign language online teaching |
| url | https://jmrels.journals.ikiu.ac.ir/article_3283_38fd4ee7ed05970232c7a25895c5f564.pdf |
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