IJSRP, Volume 12, Issue 11, November 2022 Edition [ISSN 2250-3153]
Dr. Sumudu Ovitigama
Abstract:
The distance education has been promoted in the world after Covid- 19 pandemic and Sri Lanka too was influenced by it. As a result, a popular app called “Zoom” was utilized in the field of English language teaching. Since online learning is a novelty to Sri Lankan students, it was significant to investigate the challenges experience by them in learning English via “Zoom”. Thus, the research questions of this study were related to what challenges Grade 10 students in Mawanella educational zone experience in learning English via “Zoom” and students’ perception regarding learning English via zoom. Moreover the benefits of using “Zoom” in learning English, the problems teachers observe related to students learning English via zoom platform and teachers’ suggestions and solutions for students’ problems related to learning English via “Zoom” too were investigated.