https://doi.org/10.59982/18294359-25.1-gg-20
Abstract
The emergence of online platforms has disrupted the traditional way of teaching languages which now has affected the manner in which learners acquire a given language. The methods of teaching both traditional offline and modern online teaching are the scope of the current analysis with regard to flexibility, technological integration, and accessibility of materials. While teaching in person is engaging, structured, and location-specific, learning online is more convenient, both spatially and personally. These approaches come with their own problems, such as lack of participation on the part of learners, the digital divide with regard to socio-economic and geographic regions in online learning, and constraints associated with participation in offline modalities. A part of the research is a brief online survey suggesting that people tend to prefer in-person education as opposed to virtual education. There is some belief that this trend will change due to the speedy pace of life and societal demands. It is reasonable to conclude from the report that a combination of both approaches to teaching a foreign language can be more effective.
Keywords: Online language teaching, asynchronous learning, MALL, adaptive devices, language instruction, gamification, virtual teaching.
PAGES : 200-206