The impact of COVID-19 in an ESP course: An unforeseen adaptation to distance teaching

L'impacte de la COVID-19 en un curs d'anglès per a fins específics: Una adaptació imprevista a l'ensenyament no presencial

Autors/ores

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1344/did.2022.11.42-58

Paraules clau:

COVID-19, estudi de cas, anglès amb fins específics, ensenyament/aprenentatge en línia

Resum

La irrupció inesperada de la COVID-19 a mitjans del curs 2019-2020, juntament amb l’establiment de l’estat d’alarma per part del govern espanyol, va provocar una situació mai vista a les aules en tots els nivells educatius i d’abast internacional mundial. Les classes tradicionals van passar obligatòriament a un model no presencial inexistent i imprevist al que tant professorat com alumnat hi van haver de fer front sense formació prèvia. Això va suposar un gran esforç i dedicació per a ambdues parts. Aquest article presenta, així doncs, un estudi de cas de l’adaptació duta a terme en una assignatura eminentment pràctica com és l’anglès aplicat i la percepció d’aquesta de part dels alumnats implicats a través d’un qüestionari d’avaluació de la metodologia i de les activitats realitzades. Els resultats obtinguts ens mostren els encerts i errors comesos, l’opinió sobre aquests, i ens apunta possibles solucions per corregir les pràctiques identificades com a millorables a través de noves estratègies d’ensenyament/aprenentatge. Alhora, s’evidencia la gran evolució en l’ús de noves tecnologies en educació que fins fa poc era difícil de concebre.

Biografia de l'autor/a

Paloma López-Zurita, Universidad de Cádiz

Profesora Titular de Universidad

Departamento de Filologçoia Francesa e Inglesa

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