Marni Manegre & Kashif Ali Sabiri (2020) Online language learning using virtual classrooms: an analysis of teacher perceptions, Computer Assisted Language Learning, DOI: 10.1080/09588221.2020.1770290

This study explains the emergence of virtual classrooms as an online language learning (OLL) instruction method. The authors surveyed 35 OLL teachers who teach English in virtual classrooms for their perceptions and opinions in working in this environment. The participants generally feel they get to know the students better in virtual classrooms than in other teaching environments. The teachers also perceive that students in virtual classrooms learn at the same rate or faster than in traditional classrooms and that, not only would they like to see more subjects offered online, but they also generally believe that online learning in virtual classrooms may be an alternative learning method to replace traditional classroom learning and home-schooling in most subjects.