E-teaching and E-learning challenges during the coronavirus: Case study of an Algerian University

Abstract

Information and communication technologies have become vital in the educational realm over the past two decades and a significant subject in the English language educational system. E-materials are not available for all the students, and that causes an impediment for foreign language teachers at Dr. Moulay Tahar University of Saida-Algeria. This research paper aims at investigating e-teaching and e-learning effectiveness in the Algerian university. The researcher only describes the existing phenomenon based on personal classroom observations and interviews with some teachers at Dr. Moulay Tahar University. The findings revealed that e-teaching and online learning are in vain as they are still new for both tutors and learners. Thus, e-education ought to start at an early age so that learners will get used to it. Both students and teachers should be trained in virtual learning and teaching methods. Keywords: EFL students; English; ICT; online; language; learning; teaching.