Attitudes towards distance Learning in Morocco within Covid 19: Public High School Teachers and Students as a Case Study

Mohamed Ben-Mansour

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Mohamed Ben-Mansour

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students’ attitudes, teachers’ attitudes, platforms, microsoft teams, EFL context, learning needs, training, online courses

Abstract

This study investigates Moroccan EFL Students' and teachers' attitudes towards distance learning. The study tackles students' learning using Miscrosoft teams, their knowledge about the platform, and the efficiency of this new teaching tool to satisfy their learning needs. The enquiry exerts a quantitative method, using a questionnaire to collect data. The questionnaire was administered to Ibnu Elhaytham High school teachers and students, Kenitra. The study demonstrates that some informants view positively receiving online courses within Covid 19 in Morocco. However, the majority of the students view Microsoft teams as a hinder that stop their leanring abilities. Regarding the highly used strategy in this platform, the study shows that some teachers aren't ready for this tool because of the lack of training. Implications for Moroccan EFL teachers are provided in this study.

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Attitudes towards distance Learning in Morocco within Covid 19: Public High School Teachers and Students as a Case Study. (2022). Global Journal of Human-Social Science, 22(G11), 17-21. https://socialscienceresearch.org/index.php/GJHSS/article/view/103510

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