Adaptation to Emergency Online Education: A Case of Oral Communication Skills Course in ELT

The significant growth of the cases all around world caused by Covid-19 pandemic necessitated intermittent closures in higher education March, 2020 Turkey. Yozgat Bozok University started online synchronously and asynchronously via Google Meet Classroom. This paper aims to present ELT students’ experience carrying out Oral Communication Skills course adapted distance learning. Secondly, conducting qualitative research methods, it presents standpoints concerning problems they faced with an unplanned unprepared education. researcher sent reflective writing questions students then arranged interviews. Qualitative data were analyzed NVivo 12 learner-reported bring fruitful insights on attitudes towards It is founded that these applications increase interaction help them promote communication skills. However, poor internet connection lack access are noted participants as a basic problem for study drawing current learning literature suggests instructors design student-centred environment foster student participation.