The Impact of the Coronavirus Pandemic (COVID-19) Consequences on Phonetic Aspect of a Foreign Language Teaching in Specialized Linguistic Specialties at Universities

Abstract

This article presents an overview of the psychological and pedagogical consequences of switching to a remote learning format for linguistic specialties at the specialized university due to the coronavirus pandemic (COVID19). The article presents the sociological survey results conducted among the linguistic specialities students of of MSLU (Moscow State Linguistic University) in August 2020 on the pandemic consequences impact nature on the pedagogical process in general and on special issues of teaching language arts, in particular the phonetic aspect. The study results indicate that the difficulties experienced by students are primarily associated with insufficient technical equipment. Moreover, there are problems with concentration, self-discipline, motivation, as well as a lack of interpersonal communication. Within the phonetic aspect framework, the perceptive-auditive and visual perception peculiarities in the remote learning format conditions and mask requirements in face-toface learning format are studied. The conclusions on the need to combine learning formats are drawn. Combining them is necessary for increasing the educational process effectiveness and reducing the students' psychological discomfort and the risk of being infected.