STUDENTS’ PERSPECTIVES IN COVID-19 OUTBREAK’S TIME TO LEARNING ENGLISH IN ONLINE CLASS AND IN FACE-TO-FACE CLASS

Abstract

After two months of online learning, students of Sai Gon University (SGU) could gain recognition of benefits and drawbacks of online learning in comparison with face-to-face learning. Through a survey of 180 undergraduates from six general English classes and the qualitative research method, the authors explored the number of participants who chose face-to-face mode was the same as that of who preferred online learning. Moreover, the article analyzed the explanations by the participants. The students voted for face-to-face learning because it gave them the real interactions, less distraction factors, better environment for communication skill practice and more various learning activities. Oppositely, the others supposed that the online learning brought to them the flexibility of learning place and time, comfort and accessible online materials and lecture notes. A few participants could not decide their favorite mode of learning since both had their own outstanding benefits.