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PERCEPTIONS OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS ABOUT ELEARNING DURING COVID19 PANDEMIC AT KOHAT UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

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Perceptions of English Language Learners about E-Learning during COVID-19 Pandemic at Kohat University of Science and Technology

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    The COVID-19 Pandemic has had an impact on almost every sector including education, the economy, lifestyle, and health. Several educational institutions all over the world have totally shifted to virtual education. The goal of this study is to examine how English language learners in Pakistan's ESL (English as a Second Language) setting perceive online learning during the Covid-19 outbreak at Kohat University of Science and Technology in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The study was conducted at Kohat University of Science and Technology. Data for this study were gathered using an adapted questionnaire. 150 students from the BS English department were chosen using the convenience sampling method. A pilot study was conducted on 30 students of BS English last year students. The questionnaire's reliability and validity were tested using SPSS software version 22. It was found that English language learners have positive perceptions about e-learning and they further want improvement of e-learning not only in an emergency but also in a normal situation.

    COVID-19, Perceptions, E-learning, English Language

    (1) Shabnam Parveen
    Mphil Scholar in applied linguistics, Department of English, University of Science and Technology, Kohat, KP, Pakistan.
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