Th is paper illustrates some teachers’ perspectives, beliefs and experiences as to distance
learning before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. A specifi cally designed
online survey was administered to a hundred primary-school EFL teachers in some
regions of Italy, Romania, and Spain in May/July 2020, and a comparative analysis
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Th is paper illustrates some teachers’ perspectives, beliefs and experiences as to distance
learning before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. A specifi cally designed
online survey was administered to a hundred primary-school EFL teachers in some
regions of Italy, Romania, and Spain in May/July 2020, and a comparative analysis
of the responses was conducted to examine how teachers bore the brunt of the
pandemic in areas that were severely aff ected by it. Results suggest that educators
were somehow prepared to face distance learning in terms of resources and materials.
During the lockdown they used synchronous video-conferencing tools and online
games more extensively. Although they struggled to monitor children’s progress
and to maintain motivation throughout the school closures, educators seem ready
to implement these tools and strategies in future blended teaching. However, educators
admit to lack specifi c training aimed at learning how to implement EFL
online teaching, and they are concerned about its effi cacy with young learners.^^^^
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Article
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Citació Bibliogràfica:
Canals-Botines,
M.-M. Crișan, R. Leproni, N.
Medina-Casanovas, M. Pujol
Tubau, A. Raluy Alonso (2021)
The Challenge of Distant Teaching
for Primary School Teachers
of English during the Covid-19:
the Cases of Spain, Italy and
Romania. Lea 10: pp. 393-404.
doi: https://doi.org/10.13128/
LEA-1824-484x-12798