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The Challenges that Face College Stage English Language Instructor in Iraq in Distance Learning from Their Perspective

Khulood Aswad Shmes

Volume: 13 Issue: 1 2023

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This study explores the challenges facing instructors in distance learning programs during the first semester of the 2021-2022 academic year. Participants in this study are instructors from the university of Baghdad ibn Rushd college. A descriptive method research design was used to collect the survey data and a questionnaire was used as an instrument. The study generates survey data from 40 instructors to determine teachers’ perceptions of the challenges, they face. The findings of the study suggest that instructors are willing to use technology but lacked technological and pedagogical knowledge and were not prepared for making the sudden shift to distance learning. The study highlights the importance of instructors’ professional development in distance learning. This study has implications for colleges and policymakers who are policymakers revert to distance learning during a pandemic.

DOI: http://doi.org/10.37648/ijrssh.v13i01.038

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