INITIAL RESULTS OF DISTANCE LEARNING: EVOLUTION OF OPINIONS

Abstract

The article analyzes the reaction of university students to the brisk transition to distance learning caused by the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Various opinions of teachers, scientists and students are studied. The level of satisfaction of students who have switched to the new type of education is analyzed. The article also touches upon problems associated with learning languages online, examines advantages and disadvantages of the new education model. Particular attention is paid to evolution of students’ perception of new learning characteristics within the framework of the distance language education program. The author’s conclusions are based mainly on personal experience of teaching a foreign language online during self-isolation.