COVID-19 opened new doors for educational institutions to implement a hybrid system of instruction. Different strategies were developed for face-to-face teaching; however, educational researchers are focusing on creating various online teaching strategies. To achieve the latter, educators have to know how students learn online as such, the goal of this research was to develop an instrument that would determine students' preferred methods of how English may be best taught online. The study also determined the factors that influence teaching English online. The researchers used the Exploratory Sequential Mixed Method design which combined focus-group-discussion with survey. The FGD was conducted among 12 tertiary students who took up English online, and their responses showed that the following factors influence English teaching online- inclusion of interactive activities, accommodation of varied learning styles, flexible scheduling and pacing, availability of modular course content, use of varied technology, and the incorporation of feedback and assessment mechanisms. These factors became the basis for the development of an 18-item questionnaire that aims to measure students’ preferred English online teaching style. The questionnaire was pilot tested on 140 tertiary students taking up online English and the Exploratory Factor Analysis revealed the survey has an 89.9% adequacy and reliability of 0.8 using Cronbach alpha. The survey supported the result of the FGD which include interactive activities and the need for teachers to accommodate the different learning styles of their students. The researchers recommend further validation of the instrument and determine the possibility of using the instrument for other disciplines.

Authors:
Jeremy Reyes, Trinity University of Asia, Philippines
Karmela Castroverde, Trinity University of Asia, Philippines
Ferdinand Panuelos, Trinity University of Asia, Philippines
Serena Gomez, Trinity University of Asia, Philippines

About the Presenter(s)
Mr. Jeremy A. Reyes is a graduate of Bachelor of Secondary Education major in English (Magna Cum Laude) and is currently working as a Technical Assistant for Curriculum Development at Trinity University of Asia, Quezon City, Philippines.

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