Twenty-eighth International Conference on Learning

Abstract

COVID-19 has affected teacher and students and shift the physical learning to online learning. To stop the spread of the virus, most countries have closed their schools, institutions and universities. All countries have decided to continue education via electronic tools. This study explores the impact of distance learning on reading skills development. The paper sheds lights on some strategies for teaching reading skills virtually. One of the aims of this paper is to contribute to the improvement of English language teaching in Bahrain as general and the improvement of teaching reading skills in specific. Data were collected from 82 English language instructors and teachers who teach reading courses. SPSS will be used to analyze the collected data. Results have shown that teachers find it difficult to teach reading strategies virtually. The main recommendation of this study is to discuss new strategies to teach reading skills virtually.