As a result of the coronavirus crisis and the new restrictions and mandates set by governments around the globe, many educational institutions decided to suspend in-person classes and replace them with online instruction. Universities in Saudi Arabia shifted their entire delivery of teaching to the online platform and closed their doors. This unprecedented and unexpected online transition had several consequences. The present paper examines how instructors in Saudi universities reflected on this transition and the extent to which they were ready for such an unforeseen change. The current study is significant for helping instructors rise to the challenges resulting from the wholescale and ongling transition to online teaching and learning in the wake of COVID-19 and the subsequent suspension of face-to-face instruction. In addition, this study seeks to examine the attitudes and readiness of participants from eight universities in Saudi Arabia in the broader context. The results revealed that instructors have positive attitudes towards utilising online tools and were knowledgeable of the significant advantages of integrating online tools and content into their teaching of English language as a foreign language. (EFL); however, they reported that they were not adequately prepared and that they experienced distress and suffered due to the obligation to acquire new digital skills within a very short period.

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在 COVID-19 爆发期间，沙特阿拉伯大学向在线 EFL 教学过渡

由于冠状病毒危机以及全球各国政府制定的新限制和规定，许多教育机构决定暂停面对面授课，并以在线教学取而代之。沙特阿拉伯的大学将整个教学转移到在线平台并关门大吉。这种史无前例且出乎意料的在线转型产生了多种后果。本文探讨了沙特大学的教师如何反映这一转变，以及他们在多大程度上为这种不可预见的变化做好了准备。当前的研究对于帮助教师应对因 COVID-19 和随后的面对面教学暂停而向在线教学和学习的全面过渡所带来的挑战具有重要意义。此外，本研究旨在更广泛地考察沙特阿拉伯八所大学的参与者的态度和准备情况。结果显示，教师对使用在线工具持积极态度，并了解将在线工具和内容整合到英语作为外语教学中的显着优势。（英语）；然而，他们报告说，他们没有做好充分的准备，并且由于有义务在很短的时间内获得新的数字技能而感到痛苦和痛苦。结果显示，教师对使用在线工具持积极态度，并了解将在线工具和内容整合到英语作为外语教学中的显着优势。（英语）；然而，他们报告说，他们没有做好充分的准备，并且由于有义务在很短的时间内获得新的数字技能而感到痛苦和痛苦。结果显示，教师对使用在线工具持积极态度，并了解将在线工具和内容整合到英语作为外语教学中的显着优势。（英语）；然而，他们报告说，他们没有做好充分的准备，并且由于有义务在很短的时间内获得新的数字技能而感到痛苦和痛苦。