Online Audio-Video Content as Homework in English Language Teaching: A Classroom-Tested Application for Undergraduate Programs Designed During the Coronavirus Pandemic

Abstract

The paper explores the potential permanent benefits of using online audio-video content as homework for undergraduate students in English Language Teaching (ELT), based on the author’s classroom experience with the application of the said strategy during the Coronavirus pandemic. The classroom-tested implementation analyzed in the article was focused on English Phonetics and Phonology related objectives. Furthermore, a similar, but adapted potential homework design model for teaching Aviation English (radiotelephony phraseology) to Air Force Academy cadets is explored. The main purposes of the present contribution are to describe the activities themselves, along with their intended purposes and results, to analyze student behavior in relation to the said use of technology, and ultimately to review the shortcomings and potential long-term benefits of permanent use for university-level education.