Discourse Analysis and its Implications for e- English language learning during Coronavirus (COVID-19) Quarantine

Abstract

Covid-19 pandemic has influenced many domains of life including health, environment, economy, business, society, education, etc. As far as education is concerned, many articles have discussed the issue but they mostly dealt with it from a social perspective. The present paper aims to consider the problem from a linguistic perspective. It aims to assess and evaluate the e- language learning during the period of self-quarantine of corona virus (COVID-19) through applying discourse analysis strategies. The present paper studies the discourse of google classroom application that is used popularly and officially in e- learning which is available on the internet and used mostly by teachers in Iraq. Among the Iraqi educational institutions, Mustansiriyah University has adopted google classroom as an official platform for giving on line lectures. Many aspects of discourse analysis have been investigated to characterize and explore the points of strength and weakness in this type of learning especially in the period of quarantine. In so doing, the study utilizes an experimental design with qualitative and mixed methods, in which a questionnaire has been conducted for non-native English language freshmen in Mustansiriyah University. This paper has come to some conclusions on the appropriate measurements that should be adopted to overcome the limitations observed in the analysis.