The Aftermath of the Pandemic on Time Management in Algerian Higher Education: Between Reality and the Ministry’s Suggested Protocols

Abstract

The current research aims at investigating the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on English Language Teaching (ELT) and time management at Higher Education, specifically at the University of Ibn Khaldoun Tiaret. In this research we shed light on several effects and aftermath that COVID -19 pandemic has brought on English Language Teaching and time management. To this end, we have used quantitative and qualitative methodology. For the later, we have use an online questionnaire which was addressed to 50 EFL students and a structured interview was administered to 13 EFL teachers at Ibn Khaldoun University Tiaret. We have analysed our collected data in comparison with corona preventive measures that were issued by the Ministry of Higher Education which names « Protocol for the Conclusion of University Year 2019/2020 and University Entry 2020/2021 Under COVID-19» After the analyses, the findings show that initial training to the electronic platforms should be provided for teachers and students as well. This study may be significant for both EFL teachers and students, because it intends to highlight the student’s readiness to learn autonomously and identify the obstacles faced during the pandemic. It also shows teachers problems during this pandemic such as the lack of time in which they could not finish the entire program