Emergency Remote Teaching and Technology Comfort: Mapping Perceptions of English Teachers from Schools in Rural Areas of Rajasthan during COVID-19 Crisis

4 Pages Posted: 8 Feb 2022

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Suman Luhach

Bennett University, Greater Noida

Prof. Pushp Lata

Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Rajasthan Campus; Birla Institute of Technology & Science, KK Birla Goa Campus

Kirti Singh

Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani, Rajasthan

Date Written: February 5, 2022

Abstract

The present study explores the perceptions of English language teachers in rural areas of Rajasthan, India in terms of their teaching approach, their methodological and technological preparedness, and the kind of teaching materials they have been using and developing since lockdown 1.0 in March 2020 when they had to shift to Emergency Remote Teaching (ERT). The study also investigates the challenges faced by the language teachers for content delivery, assessments, and the students’ engagement during classroom interactions. Besides these, the technological challenges related to the accessibility and affordability of hardware and Internet services are also discussed. The data has been collected through surveys from 147 English teachers from various schools in rural areas of Rajasthan, India. The survey results indicate the need for a teacher training program in using technology for online pedagogy, exploring the possibilities of making education accessible in remote areas and new avenues of teaching-learning. The implication of this study also gyrates around a call for restructuring English language teaching in the Indian education ecosystem and curriculum design for the post-COVID-19 era.

Keywords: emergency remote teaching, perceptions of english teachers, rural schools, technology comfort

Suggested Citation

Luhach, Suman and Lata, Prof. Pushp and Singh, Kirti, Emergency Remote Teaching and Technology Comfort: Mapping Perceptions of English Teachers from Schools in Rural Areas of Rajasthan during COVID-19 Crisis (February 5, 2022). Proceedings of the International Conference on Best Innovative Teaching Strategies (ICON-BITS 2021), Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4027472 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4027472

Suman Luhach (Contact Author)

Bennett University, Greater Noida

Prof. Pushp Lata

Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Rajasthan Campus ( email )

Pilani Campus
Vidya Vihar
Pilani, Rajasthan 333 031
India

Birla Institute of Technology & Science, KK Birla Goa Campus ( email )

Goa
India

Kirti Singh

Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani, Rajasthan ( email )

Pilani Campus
Vidya Vihar Pilani, Rajasthan 333 03
Pilani Rajasthan, 333031
India

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