ABSTRACT
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on the global higher education sector, and the mode of delivery has shifted to blended learning or fully remote. Online education necessitates reliable and stable internet access and technology on both the instructor's and student's ends. This paper aims at finding out EFL preparatory school students’ preferences on online learning. The sample of the study includes (400) EFL preparatory school students have been selected form different Directorates of Education in Baghdad. The closed questionnaire has been delivered to the participants, and after assuring the validity and reliability of the instruments, they were applied to study samples. The results show that the students prefer;watching video lecture, using their phone for learning, having multiple choice exams, getting immediate feedback from their teachers, using discussion and group work for assignments, engaging in google classroom and google meet, using iPad and laptop, and studying via telegram and YouTube. Finally, suggestions for further studies have been exposed. © 2022, Association Res Militaris. All rights reserved.