IMPACT OF PANDEMIC ON THE MODEL OF ENGLISH LEARNING BY TEACHERS

Abstract

Today the study of English by students and teachers of the Azerbaijan University of Architecture and Construction (AzUAC) is an important challenge. For that reason educational sector with English as the language of Instruction was opened for students, and to meet teachers’ needs English language courses that cover the levels of Elementary, Pre-Intermediate, Intermediate, Upper-Intermediate, Advanced were organized. It was noted that during the pandemic, the activities of the courses were temporarily suspended. Thus the teachers had the opportunity not only to conduct their classes, but also quite often visit the classes of colleagues through the ZOOM program. It is shown that this was the reason for a great exchange of experience between teachers conducting classes in English. At the same time, the concept to continue the activities of the courses online also arose. It is noted that the model of English language learning by teachers during the pandemic differs from the model of the "pre-pandemic" period. Moreover, there is a positive trend in the quality and speed of learning assessed by such indicators of informative features as listening, speech (speaking), reading and writing. In this regard, it is proposed to use the online learning mode also in the "postpandemic" period.