A comparative study on Bangladeshi undergraduate learners’ attitude towards online and on-campus English classes: A study from a private university

Learners’ attitude towards any modes and methods of teaching and learning influences the performance of the learners. Although the direct impact of Covid-19 pandemic on life and education has faded away, its sporadic influence persists in Bangladeshi academia as many Higher Educational Institutions are occasionally continuing the online mode of teaching and learning parallel to the on-campus mode. This study aims to discover the Bangladeshi undergraduate learners’ attitude and perspective towards this mixed mode of teaching and learning of English language. A concurrent mixed-method design using questionnaire and focus group discussions was employed in this research to collect the data. Findings reveal that the learners who had the experience of both the online and on-campus classes had mixed feelings towards both the modes of learning regarding their motivation, interest, internet connectivity, physical and mental stress, and financial condition. The implication of this study is significant to get a direction for sustaining online mode of education as regular or contingent plan; it also provides future directives on whether to persist online or on-campus or blended learning in Bangladeshi educational institutions for effective teaching of the English language to undergraduate students.