Arab World English Journal (AWEJ) Special Issue on Covid 19 Challenges April 2021 Pp.136-146
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.24093/awej/covid.10
New Challenges Imposed by the Pandemic on a Ukrainian University
Olga Matvienko
Department of Psychology, Pedagogy and Physical Education
Kyiv National Linguistic University, Ukraine
A Corresponding Member of the National Academy of Pedagogical Sciences of Ukraine
Svitlana Kuzmina
Department of Foreign Languages
Vinnytsia State Mykhailo Kotsiubynskyi Pedagogical University, Ukraine
Corresponding Author: svitlanakuzmina@gmail.com
Tamara Yamchynska
Department of Foreign Languages
Vinnytsia State Mykhailo Kotsiubynskyi Pedagogical University, Ukraine
Yevhenyi Kuzmin
Department of Computer Science
Vinnytsia National Technical University, Ukraine
Tamara Glazunova
Department of Foreign Languages
Vinnytsia State Mykhailo Kotsiubynskyi Pedagogical University, Ukraine
Recived: 3/7/2021 Accepted: 4/7/2021 Published:4/26/2021
Abstract:
The article’s main aim is to highlight the challenges English language education faced in Ukraine after the outbreak of the pandemic. Since Ukrainian education had traditionally been face-to-face before the crisis, and technology integration was slow, the lack of online infrastructure and distance learning methodologies in Ukrainian universities aggravated uncertainty and anxiety regarding learning quality. The authors show how the Vinnytsia State Mykhailo Kotsiubynskyi Pedagogical University (VSPU) withstands the challenge of reflecting on the experience, which might be typical of higher education institutions. The research engages 321 future teachers of English and applies mixed methods. The significance lies in consolidated effort and capacity to modernize that yield positive outcomes, despite insufficient experience and funding. It also states that student opinions count.
Keywords: English language education, online instruction, pandemic challenge, quality of learning,
Ukrainian university
Cite as: Matvienko, O., Kuzmina, S., Yamchynska, T., Kuzmin, Y.,& Glazunova, T. (2021). New Challenges Imposed by the Pandemic on a Ukrainian University. Arab World English Journal (AWEJ) Special Issue on Covid 19 Challenges (1) 136-146.
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.24093/awej/covid.10
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