Online Class Observation and Conduction in English during the Outbreak of "Covid-19"

Abstract

English is considered a foreign language in Bangladesh; however, it is being used as a second language in academic and official purposes. However, English proficiency is low in Bangladesh; a study illustrates that the vast number of people had short spoken English competency due to the lack of practicing the language (M. Obaidul Hamid and Richard B. Baldauf, 2014). Because of the Covid-19 outbreak, students are continuing classes in online. It is quite impossible to have the exact environment in online classes. The research shows an investigation of the English language's current scenario in the time of COVID-19 in Bangladesh. As it is also new for the teachers, the method that they are following to teach is also not stable yet. Every day new strategies are getting created, and everyone wants the best version from lack of a device to low internet speed teacher. Students are both learning, which will also assist the next generation of online learners. Out of 695, 29% of Around 203 participants have responded that they do not own a personal computer, which creates a boundary to submit papers or other assignments (Ikbal, 2020). The best part is that people have already adapted. The intern tried to point out those parts where it is still necessary to improve from both perspectives because some of the teachers and students are still not comfortable yet with the virtual world