Online Class Observation and Conduction in English during the Outbreak of COVID-19

Abstract

During the outbreak of COVID-19 like other educational institutions, direct teaching-learning activities in Daffodil International University are halted. As a result, an endeavor has been undertaken to understand the English teaching-learning activities using online aids. The task has been accomplished using Google Meet by engaging students as participants. Targeting Google Meet interface between teacher and student, teaching materials, pedagogy, class observation, class assessment and feedback – a new process has been in action. This report tries to unravel student management during online class conduction, suitable material selection for this type of class, peer to peer interaction and student to teacher interaction. Observations from this investigation lead to valuable findings which show some recommendations as concluding remarks.