University students' perceptions and practices of online learning in Ethiopia
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Most educational institutions worldwide have suddenly switched to online instruction due to the
outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, and English language teaching took its part in this transition. The
immediate transition from face-to-face to fully online instruction affects its effective implementation, especially
in developing countries like Ethiopia where online learning is in its early stage. Therefore, the main purpose of
this study is to investigate postgraduate EFL students’ perceptions and practices of online learning.
This study uses a descriptive survey design. Using simple random sampling, 91 postgraduate EFL students were selected from four universities. Online questionnaires were employed to collect data. To analyze the data, both descriptive (mean and standard deviation) and inferential (one sample t-test) statistics were used.
The findings of the study indicate that the students had favorable perceptions of online learning.
Despite the students’ positive perceptions, the results of the study showed that the practice of online learning in
the universities was limited; especially the practice of synchronous online learning was low.
The results suggest that the concerned bodies at the universities
should consider implementing a blended (both synchronous and asynchronous) learning system to deliver an
online learning approach. This is one of the first studies in a higher education context in Ethiopia, which tries to
investigate the postgraduate EFL students’ perceptions and practices of online learning during the COVID-19
pandemic. The paper is original because it investigated the status of online learning during the pandemic in a
developing country like Ethiopia; it provides a real and convincing idea of a new way of learning in the post-
COVID-19 context. The study can also be useful for related future research in the context of a pandemic-like
COVID-19.
outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, and English language teaching took its part in this transition. The
immediate transition from face-to-face to fully online instruction affects its effective implementation, especially
in developing countries like Ethiopia where online learning is in its early stage. Therefore, the main purpose of
this study is to investigate postgraduate EFL students’ perceptions and practices of online learning.
This study uses a descriptive survey design. Using simple random sampling, 91 postgraduate EFL students were selected from four universities. Online questionnaires were employed to collect data. To analyze the data, both descriptive (mean and standard deviation) and inferential (one sample t-test) statistics were used.
The findings of the study indicate that the students had favorable perceptions of online learning.
Despite the students’ positive perceptions, the results of the study showed that the practice of online learning in
the universities was limited; especially the practice of synchronous online learning was low.
The results suggest that the concerned bodies at the universities
should consider implementing a blended (both synchronous and asynchronous) learning system to deliver an
online learning approach. This is one of the first studies in a higher education context in Ethiopia, which tries to
investigate the postgraduate EFL students’ perceptions and practices of online learning during the COVID-19
pandemic. The paper is original because it investigated the status of online learning during the pandemic in a
developing country like Ethiopia; it provides a real and convincing idea of a new way of learning in the post-
COVID-19 context. The study can also be useful for related future research in the context of a pandemic-like
COVID-19.
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