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Online Learning: A Viable Complement To The Traditional Paradigm Of Education

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  • Ana Mihaela Istrate

    (Romanian-American University, Bucharest, Romania)

  • Roxana Ștefania Bîrsanu

    (Romanian-American University, Bucharest, Romania)

Abstract

The context of the most recent Coronavirus pandemic has forced universities all over the world to cancel all in-person classes and shift to the online, a step that many of the academic institutions have been toying with, but never had the courage to totally put into practice. The present study discusses the specific case of language teaching in an online format, focusing on the communicative aspect of language teaching, and highlighting its difficulties and the subsequent disadvantages. If CMC was in the past just a theoretical approach to teaching, it now becomes the reality and adaptation is the key aspect that both students and teachers need to learn. The study tries to answer a couple of thorny questions related to how prepared we are for the shift, to clarify the background for the change in the mentality of foreign language teachers, and last but not least, to offer solutions for the best approach a teacher should have towards the new trend of online education.

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  • Ana Mihaela Istrate & Roxana Ștefania Bîrsanu, 2020. "Online Learning: A Viable Complement To The Traditional Paradigm Of Education," Journal of Information Systems & Operations Management, Romanian-American University, vol. 14(2), pages 69-79, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:rau:jisomg:v:14:y:2020:i:2:p:69-79
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