The Effects of a Pandemic on High School Students Enrolled in a Foreign Language Class

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2021-05

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Masters of Education

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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to better understand the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and online instruction on students, and the struggles they had in their foreign language classes. The measurement tool was an online questionnaire. This study involved the use of a descriptive study designed to understand how high school foreign language teachers could address the needs of their students and the tools needed to help them progress better. The participants were 29 high school students ranging from freshmen to juniors of the same French level 3 class. Findings showed that students acknowledged their issues with online instruction and the pandemic, specifically with learning a foreign language virtually.