Effects of Using Online Instructional Method of Teaching English to Undergraduate Students during COVID-19 Period

Abstract

During Pandemic period, online learning wave observed among undergraduate EFL students. Both students and teachers experienced its usefulness in learning and teaching English. The current study is aimed to explore the role of Google-meet class available on computers to improve under undergraduate EFL students of English. Quantitative and qualitative research methods were used in this study. Data were collected through questionnaire that had close-ended and open-ended questions. Questionnaires were distributed among 300 undergraduate level EFL students studying at University of South Asia of Punjab, Pakistan. Data were analyzed by using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (version 28) to find out results in the form of Percentage, Mean Score, SD (standard deviation) by conducting the Independent Sample t-test. The results of the study revealed the potential of computer and mobile assisted language instructions as an anticipatory approaches to improve English language. Results indicated that EFL students were more intended to use computers to develop interest for language proficiency. They responded positively about the role of mobile as well as computers to improve English language skills. On the basis of findings, it was concluded that mobile can play result oriented role in improving EFL students’ language proficiency. For future research the study recommended that experimental research might be carried out to analyze the effectiveness of using computers for learning English as foreign language.