The impact of online teaching on language learning in Iraq during covid19

The whole world was taken in by surprise with the Covid 19 pandemic, Iraq and its educational institutions are no exception. During that period most institutions closed and tried to implement some kind of Distant Learning, Online Learning or Blended Learning to avoid the spread of the pandemic. This study tries to explore the impact online teaching had on the learners’ outcome by comparing the overall results of students in the first official exam (Intermediate) before Online Learning and after online learning during the pandemic. It also explores the problems the learners and the teachers faced in the pandemic year (2019-20) in implementing “Blended Learning”, which is a mix of Distance Education (DE) and classroom teaching. This study proposes Online Learning as a foreseen solution to problems, especially like the ones we faced during the pandemic. Proper DE programs should be prepared, and teachers and learners have to be trained to use this type of education. It is now time to step back and examine how we might integrate the potential of online learning with the traditional strengths of face-to-face learning if we want to modernize our education. In a questionnaire administered to both the learners and the teachers, we will explore the problems they faced during the pandemic period in the hope that we can be aware of them in the future. Problems such as lack of training, electricity, internet, etc.