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An Exploration of Learning Satisfaction and Problems on Synchronous Online Teaching Mode in an English Comprehensive Reading Course During the COVID-19 Epidemic Period

  • Guihua Ma

    Guihua MA is a professor of English (applied linguistics) at Xi’an Mingde Institute of Technology. Her research focuses on foreign language education, cross-cultural communication and corpus linguistics.

Published/Copyright: March 17, 2023
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Abstract

In order to explore the learning satisfaction and problems of the synchronous online teaching mode in an English comprehensive reading course during the COVID-19 epidemic period, this study constructed a synchronous online teaching mode based on the theory of community of inquiry and practiced it for one semester. The participants were 60 second-year English education majors, and the research methods were surveys and interviews. The study found that most students were satisfied with the synchronous online teaching mode adopted in this course; the synchronous online teaching mode helped improve learning outcomes; there were problems of distraction and lack of sustained attention in the synchronous online teaching mode. Based on the findings, suggestions were put forward to improve the learning satisfaction of online teaching, in order to provide references for enhancing the quality of foreign language online teaching and blended teaching in the post-epidemic era.

About the author

Guihua Ma

Guihua MA is a professor of English (applied linguistics) at Xi’an Mingde Institute of Technology. Her research focuses on foreign language education, cross-cultural communication and corpus linguistics.

Acknowledgments

This study was supported by the Educational and Teaching Reform Research Project of Xi’an Mingde Institute of Technology “Construction and Practice of Blended Learning Community for Foreign Language Majors Under the Background of New Liberal Arts” (JG2022ZD04); the Project of Humanities and Social Sciences of the Ministry of Education in China, “Construction and Application of Chinese-English Multi-Modal Bilingual Corpus of Shaanxi Red Tourism” (22XJA740002) and Shaanxi Social Science Project “Research on the Digital Communication Path of Shaanxi Red Culture from the Perspective of Visual Reconstruction” (2021B011).

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Appendix 1 Learning Satisfaction Survey

Dear Students,

Hello! In order to investigate the learning satisfaction of the synchronous online teaching (SOT) mode in English comprehensive reading course during the COVID-19 epidemic period, and to further optimize and improve online teaching quality of this course, this survey is conducted. The survey is anonymous and the results will be only used for scientific research, so please fill it out truthfully and ob‐ jectively. Thank you for your support and cooperation!

Note. 1 stands for “strongly dissatisfied”; 2 stands for “dissatisfied”; 3 stands for “neutral”; 4 stands for “satisfied”; 5 stands for “strongly satisfied.”

Aspects Items Points
1 2 3 4 5
I. 1. The SOT mode of this course increased communication between T & Ss and Ss & Ss.
Social presence 2. The SOT mode of this course improved ways and forms of interaction between T & Ss and Ss & Ss.
3. The SOT mode of this course maintained sustainable interest and attention.

4. The SOT mode of this course made clear objectives for learning tasks.
5. The SOT mode of this course provided rich types of online learning resources.
II. Teaching presence 6. The SOT mode of this course organized various forms of in-class learning activities.
7. The SOT mode of this course provided just-in-time teaching or peer instruction.
8. The SOT mode of this course provided just-in-time supervision for learning.

III. 9. The SOT mode of this course promoted knowledge understanding.
Cognitive 10. The SOT mode of this course improved skills learning.
presence 11. The SOT mode of this course upgraded meaning construction.

IV. Learning 12. The formative evaluation of this course was beneficial to monitor, supervise and feedback the learning process.
evaluation 13. The formative evaluation of this course was helpful to examine learning effect in time.

14. The SOT mode of this course improved communication and expression skills.
V. Learning effect 15. The SOT mode of this course promoted the ability to think critically and solve problems.
16. The SOT mode of this course improved learning effect in general.

Appendix 2 Interview Questions

  1. How satisfied are you with the synchronous online teaching mode in English comprehensive reading course in general?

  2. In what aspects are you satisfied with this teaching mode? And in what aspects are you dissatisfied?

  3. What do you think are the advantages and the disadvantages of this teaching mode?

  4. Do you think this teaching mode has improved learning effect?

  5. How focused and engaged are you in SOT teaching session?

  6. What do you think you have learnt from this course?

Published Online: 2023-03-17
Published in Print: 2023-02-23

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