Motivation in online courses during the time of pandemic: the case of ELT university students'
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2024-02
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Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla
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"This research aimed to offer an updated perspective on the importance of student motivation in the language learning process. It also provided important information related to the most common factors demotivated faced by students when they participated in virtual courses. Financial difficulties were the primary reasons for their decision to not keep up with their education. Identifying the type of motivation that language learners had in online courses and unveiling the most common factors that limit students’ learning provides valuable insights into potential solutions and strategies to overcome educational problems that arise in a lockdown scenario. This study is relevant for teachers since they know which problems students face in a virtual course and how they can modify their teaching methods, strategies, and materials. The interest in researching this topic came due to the pandemic implications in the educational field. To be specific, the online learning process is important in education in Mexico. This research had three principal aims: To identify the type of motivation that ELT students had in online courses during the pandemic, to explore the principal factors that students face in an online course and finally to identify the factors that motivated the ELT students in and online course".
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