Covid-19 context for meta assessment of digital learning on european and oriental languages programs

ABSTRACT

The study objective is to estimate and critically review the context for meta-educational assessment of digital learning on European and Oriental languages programs via in-depth assessment of individual digital distance and hybrid learning experiences and best practices by students of European (English, French, Spanish, Italian) and Oriental (Mandarin Chinese, Japanese) Languages university level programs in different regions of Ukraine (Eastern Europe) through the span of educational activities in the timeframe of COVID-19 quarantine measures of March 2020 to January 2021. The meta-assessment survey and analysis of different ICT tools is used to estimate the comprehensive array of parameters and challenges of individual quality and efficiency of translation of the real life Foreign Languages Acquisition practices into digital blended format, involving activation of interdisciplinary skills and cross-sectorial activities, assisted by ICT tools. The designed meta-learning inquiry outcomes in this respect are student satisfaction with the framework of digitalized foreign languages education;estimation of advantages, disadvantages, challenges and opportunities of e-learning and hybrid learning in the framework of COVID-19 lockdown;evaluation of e-learning and hybrid learning efficiency as compared to traditional, face-to-face learning formats for foreign languages programs;meta-assessment of digital learning process design, learning outcomes and acquired competencies for university programs of Oriental and European languages. Copyright © 2021 by the International Institute of Informatics and Systemics.