@Article{, title={Learning English Language as a Second Language (ESL) by Iraqi University Students during the Outbreak of COVID-19: A Case- Study of Imam Kadhum College Students’ Challenges تعلم اللغة الإنجليزية كلغة ثانية (ESL) من قبل طلاب الجامعة العراقية أثناء اندلاع COVID-19: دراسة حالة لتحديات طلاب كلية الإمام كاظم}, author={Suhad Hassan}, journal={journal of the college of basic education مجلة كلية التربية الاساسية}, volume={}, number={الجزء الثاني /وقائع المؤتمر العلمي الدولي الثاني للعلوم الانسانية والاجتماعية والصرفة}, pages={56-74}, year={2021}, abstract={When the World Health Organization announced COVID-19 as a global pandemic in 2020, Iraqi government (as the rest of others) had to use preventive polices to control the spread of the virus. As a result of that, universities and schools have been closed to start then what is called as ‘Distance Learning’, that paved the way to the continuity of the learning process. Distance or E. learning in higher education is a long-term concept. It is targeted at technology devices and www. The later, actually, implies a problematic thing in Iraq due to the constant interruption. Poverty is another challenge added to the previous one that prevent far learning from becoming nearer and available in Iraqi homes, though such method of teaching originated to the earlier 18th century. Purpose: This research aimed at describing the experience of Iraqi academic staff members and the university students with the E. Learning during the pandemic of covid-19. It is also targeted at answering the main question: what are the challenges encountered by Iraqi university students (Imam Kadhum college students) during their learning of English language in Covid-19. Seeking distance education trends during the 2019- 2020 coronavirus pandemic is a not another goal of the research at hands.

} }