Hybrid learning during the Pandemic: The case of Tlemcen university EFL learners

Abstract

Education throughout the world has recently witnessed a dramatic shift from traditional teaching to what is commonly now known as online education. Because of the Covid-19 pandemic, Algerian universities have been pushed towards a type of teaching that blends in-person and online learning known by hybrid teaching/ learning. This study extends through two periods. The first one dealt with students’ online asynchronous learning during the total lock down, while the second studied third year licence students,  henceforth (L3 students), by the end of  semester one (2021/2022). The results have shown that students did not benefit from Moodle lectures and admit they either did not log on to download their lectures or could not understand their content when they did. While for the study of the second period the researcher could decipher a kind of acquaintance to hybrid teaching on the side of some teachers and resistance from others, but nearly a general negative attitude of learners towards synchronous online learning was uncovered.