As aulas de iíngua inglesa de nível inicial de um curso de idiomas durante o período da pandemia de covid-19.

Abstract

The emergence of remote teaching, due to the pandemic caused by COVID-19, initiated relevant changes in the teaching-learning process (of languages) worldwide. In view of this scenario, this research aimed to analyze the main challenges faced by beginning English language students in a language course to learn this foreign language during this pandemic. This study was based on the work of Behar (2020), Santos (2021) and Oliveira. Silva and Silva (2020) among others. The present study stands out as a descriptive research, qualitative in nature, focusing on issues that encompassed the use of information and communication technologies in emergency remote teaching and in English language teaching in a language school during the pandemic period. As for the methodological procedures adopted in the research, we used a questionnaire, prepared by the author of this study and answered by the students of a free language course, enrolled in a basic level class. The results revealed that although there are several tools to assist in learning in English, these resources are little disseminated and used by students. In addition, even with remote teaching, students maintained the satisfactory level of learning prior to the current sanitary situation, as well as through the instabilities of internet connection during classes.