Iranian EFL Learners’ Online Learning Satisfaction amid Covid-19 Pandemic: Examining Different Proficiency Levels
Subject Areas : Journal of Studies in Learning and Teaching English
Fatemeh Yazdani Majd
1
(Department of Foreign Languages, Shiraz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shiraz, Iran)
Leila Akbarpour
2
(Department of Foreign Languages, Islamic Azad University, Shiraz Branch,
Shiraz, Iran)
Keywords: English as a Foreign Language, online learning, Online Learning Satisfaction, language proficiency,
Abstract :
This study was an effort towards comparing Iranian EFL learners’ online learning satisfaction at three levels of proficiency during the Covid-19 pandemic. The participants were 268 Iranian EFL learners studying at different institutes in Shiraz-Iran, within the age range of 18 to 35. The participants’ English proficiency was determined by the Quick Oxford Placement Test which divided them into three groups of beginner, intermediate, and advanced learners. Afterward, the participants were administered a questionnaire assessing their overall satisfaction with online education. The researchers used one-way ANOVA to investigate any significant differences between the three proficiency levels in terms of overall online learning satisfaction. Besides, as the questionnaire consisted of five dimensions, the researchers found it crucial to employ five other one-way ANOVAs to check any significant differences in terms of the five dimensions. The findings revealed a significant difference between the three proficiency levels where advanced level learners, in comparison to beginners, showed more satisfaction with online learning and intermediate level learners were more satisfied with online learning as well. The only group which showed more reluctance toward online learning was the beginner-level learners. More details are available in the text.
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