Abstract
Global pandemic situation caused of COVID-19 brought challenges in every aspect of our lives. One of the greatest challenges in our country was educational institutions closure. Aleksandër Moisiu University-Durrës in Albania was one of the first higher education institutions that implemented online teaching through different platforms such as “Google Classroom”, “Google Meet”, and “Zoom”. Even though it was an unusual situation, both lecturers and students had to adapt these new but not easy conditions. The purpose of this research was to gather data from students’ opinions regarding the ability of Aleksandër Moisiu University to provide knowledge in the context of online learning and to examine students’ attitude towards exclusively online learning. This research was conducted using a qualitative methodology collecting data through focus groups held in Google Meet with 45 students studying in Bachelor and Master Degree programme, in the department of foreign languages at Aleksandër Moisiu University. Findings of the research will serve universities and policy makers when predicting improvements in educational system.
Highlights
Albania is a European country with about 2.8 million inhabitants, with a total of 139,043 students in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) and the majority of which are enrolled in public HEIs.www.scholink.org/ojs/index.php/eltlsEnglish Language Teaching and Linguistics StudiesVol 3, No 2, 2021As many other countries in the world, Albania today is facing the Covid-19 pandemic situation
Global pandemic situation caused of COVID-19 made the Albanian universities to take serious steps regarding online learning and to prioritize digital platforms and tools as they had never done before
Lecturers and students were unprepared but willing to start online learning by using tutorials and university trainings to overcome the challenges both of the parties had with online teaching/learning
Summary
Albania is a European country with about 2.8 million inhabitants, with a total of 139,043 students in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) and the majority of which are enrolled in public HEIs (https://supporthere.org/news/influence-covid-19-teaching-albanian).www.scholink.org/ojs/index.php/eltlsEnglish Language Teaching and Linguistics StudiesVol 3, No 2, 2021As many other countries in the world, Albania today is facing the Covid-19 pandemic situation. The implementation of digital teaching in Albania following the Covid-19 situation shows that academic staff have been adapting quickly to this new mode of teaching, some shortcomings needing to be addressed This new experience for HEIs has led the academic staff to face barriers, and to identify the need for better digital skills and competencies by introducing new methodologies and technologies in teaching and learning. This experience is expected to affect a large number of HEIs, especially public ones, and encourage increasing, in the future, investments in the area of ICT in teaching and learning, and to strengthen the professional development of staff through training related to digital technology and teaching methods (Support and Promotion for Higher Education Reform Experts 2020). Findings of this research will serve universities and policy makers when predicting improvements in educational system
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