Digital hybrid learning individual quality assessment in european and oriental languages programs: Student case study in Ukraine

ABSTRACT

The global pandemic and subsequent quarantine measures and restrictions have posed an array of challenges to the structure and procedure of higher education workflow, which significantly influenced the scope of individual experiences, projected outcomes and estimated quality of higher education in countries across the world. This study focus is the in-depth assessment of the case of individual digital distance and blended learning experiences by students of different tiers (Bachelor's level, Master's level, Graduate school level) in European (French, Italian, Spanish, English) and Oriental (Mandarin Chinese, Japanese) Languages university level programs at Borys Grinchenko Kyiv University of Ukraine through the span of educational activities in the time-frame of COVID-19 quarantine measures of March 2020 to January 2021. The survey and analysis of different ICT tools is used to assess the parameters and challenges of individual quality and efficiency of translation of the real life Foreign Languages Acquisition practices into digital hybrid format, involving activation of interdisciplinary skills and cross-sectorial activities, assisted by ICT tools. The online survey of over 300 students of European and Oriental Languages programs provides for disclosure of a comprehensive case of student satisfaction with digitized foreign languages education, systematized individual experiences and quality estimation of e-learning and hybrid learning in the framework of COVID-19 lockdown;assessment of individual experiences and quality of e-learning and hybrid learning in the framework of COVID-19 lockdown as compared to traditional, face-to-face learning formats for foreign languages;individual quality assessment of learning process design, programmed learning outcomes and projected competencies for university programs of Oriental and European languages in the framework of COVID-19 lockdown and quarantine measures. © 14th International Conference on ICT, Society, and Human Beings, ICT 2021, 18th International Conference on Web Based Communities and Social Media, WBC 2021 and 13th International Conference on e-Health, EH 2021 - Held at the 15th Multi-Conference on Computer Science and Information Systems, MCCSIS 2021. All rights reserved.