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<p>In 2020 the world encountered a new virus. Nobody could predict it but it happened. The boundaries between countries were closed, people were obliged to stay at home, schools and universities were shut and the education was transferred online. We have to admit that not all educational institutions were ready to switch to the online format of teaching in such a short period. However, in conditions when there are no possibilities for face-to-face teaching educators are forced to find the most efficient ways of teaching English. In this paper, the authors aim to investigate online resources able to compensate for the lack of face-to-face communication. While doing research critical analysis of existing literature and generalisation of teaching experience were used. The findings revealed that even in distant learning particular resources can recompense for the absence of offline learning.</p>
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In 2020 the world encountered a new virus. Nobody could predict it but it happened. The boundaries between countries were closed, people were obliged to stay at home, schools and universities were shut and the education was transferred online. We have to admit that not all educational institutions were ready to switch to the online format of teaching in such a short period. However, in conditions when there are no possibilities for face-to-face teaching educators are forced to find the most efficient ways of teaching English. In this paper, the authors aim to investigate online resources able to compensate for the lack of face-to-face communication. While doing research critical analysis of existing literature and generalisation of teaching experience were used. The findings revealed that even in distant learning particular resources can recompense for the absence of offline learning.

Distant learning as a way to meet challenges: teaching English for medical students

Journal of Language and Cultural Education

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In 2020 the world encountered a new virus. Nobody could predict it but it happened. The boundaries between countries were closed, people were obliged to stay...

Distant learning as a way to meet challenges: teaching English for medical students

Publicado en línea: 14 dic 2021

Páginas: 50 - 59

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jolace-2021-0005

Palabras clave
online teaching, the English language, medicine, internet resources

© 2021 Olga Pechinkina et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Distant learning as a way to meet challenges: teaching English for medical students

Publicado en línea: 14 dic 2021

Páginas: 50 - 59

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jolace-2021-0005

Palabras claveonline teaching, the English language, medicine, internet resources

© 2021 Olga Pechinkina et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Palabras clave
online teaching, the English language, medicine, internet resources