Synchronous and Asynchronous forms of Distance Learning in the University’s Department of English Language and Literature: Case study in Three Universities: South East European University in Tetovo, Goce Delcev University in Shtip and Sinergia University

Hadzi-Nikolova, Adrijana and Daskalovska, Nina (2024) Synchronous and Asynchronous forms of Distance Learning in the University’s Department of English Language and Literature: Case study in Three Universities: South East European University in Tetovo, Goce Delcev University in Shtip and Sinergia University. In: International Conference on Distance Learning and Education Systems - (ICDLES-24), 25 Sept 2024, Berlin, Germany.

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Abstract

We live in a technological era of changes. Language acquisition is not resistant to them. In order to adapt to the new world, education needs to be modified. The biggest modifications are happening right in front of our eyes, from new instruments for improving traditional instruction to planning instruction not bounded to time or place. Having physical classroom is no longer necessary. The virtual world, the new reality, offers numerous choices. Distance learning is growing quickly. What academicians and scholars are discussing is the dichotomy between synchronous and asynchronous froms of distance learning. The first cannot happen anytime, but it can occur anyplace, there is temporal restriction. The latter can occur at any time, place, and speed. There are no restrictions on time or location. The success rate of English language learners in both types of distance education as well as the teachers' and students' preferences for each type are the key concerns for this paper. Three tools are utilised to achieve this: lesson observations, teachers’ interviews, and the Online Self-Regulated Learning Questionnaire (OSLQ), which is designed to distinguish between synchronous and asynchronous forms of DE. The study indicates that teachers favour synchronous learning, whereas students favour asynchronous learning.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Subjects:	Humanities > Languages and literature
Divisions:	Faculty of Philology
Depositing User:	Adrijana Hadzi-Nikolova
Date Deposited:	26 Nov 2024 13:27
Last Modified:	26 Nov 2024 13:27
URI:	https://eprints.ugd.edu.mk/id/eprint/35065

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