Teaching English Speaking Online versus Face-to-Face: Saudi Students’ Experience during the COVID-19 Pandemic

In March 2020, schools in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia were suspended. Online learning became a substitute for traditional face-to-face learning. This study addresses implications this shift attitudes university-level English majored students taking listening and speaking course. The investigated students’ towards: a) importance English; b) teachers use emails to communicate their feedback on English-speaking tasks; c) online teaching speaking; d) language. data collection tool was 21-item questionnaire. participants 18 second-year male who studying at university. findings showed that participants: had positive towards appreciated benefits offers, but felt it could not replace