College‐level world language faculty background characteristics and their perceptions of online language teaching during the pandemic

• Published in: Foreign language annals Vol. 57; no. 1; pp. 137 - 162
• Main Authors: Jin, Li, Xu, Yi, Deifell, Elizabeth
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Alexandria American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages 01.03.2024
• Subjects: Behavioral Objectives; Chinese as a second language; Computer assisted language learning; COVID-19; Distance learning; emergency remote language teaching (ERLT); faculty background characteristics; Language Teachers; Online instruction; perceived values; Perceptions; Second language instruction; self‐confidence; stress; Teachers; Teaching; Teaching Methods; United States > US

The COVID‐19 pandemic enabled an unprecedented remote teaching experience for world language faculty who had to move their courses online in spring 2020. Previous studies show that faculty background characteristics affect their perceptions of and experience with online teaching. The present study e...