The Coronavirus (COVID-19) has disrupted the process of teaching and learning in various ways. In particular, lesson planning in rural English first additional language (FAL) classrooms has been disrupted. As a result, there is a need to explore the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on rural English FAL teachers’ lesson planning. To achieve this aim, these questions remain central to this study: How does the COVID- 19 pandemic disrupt the typical teaching plans of English FAL teachers in a rural context? How do rural English FAL teachers respond to the challenges of the phased- in and rotational approaches during the COVID-19 pandemic? The study follows a qualitative research design and uses Document Analysis to generate data from the eleven participants whose responses are analyzed thematically. The findings reveal that rural English FAL teachers face challenges when planning lessons amid the COVID-19 pandemic. These include: struggle with committing to the plan, inadequate coverage of content, catering for learners’ educational needs, as well as learner-absenteeism and the need for re-teaching. The paper recommends the following strategies for rural English FAL teachers to circumvent these challenges. They include: incorporating various resources in the lesson plan, integrating active learning activities in the lesson plan, and tailoring lesson plans to meet learners’ educational needs.

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探索 COVID-19 大流行对农村英语 FAL 教师教案的影响

冠状病毒 (COVID-19) 以各种方式扰乱了教学过程。特别是，农村英语第一附加语言（FAL）教室的课程计划已被打乱。因此，有必要探讨 COVID-19 大流行对农村英语 FAL 教师课程计划的影响。为了实现这一目标，这些问题仍然是本研究的核心：COVID-19 大流行如何破坏农村地区英语 FAL 教师的典型教学计划？在 COVID-19 大流行期间，农村英语 FAL 教师如何应对分阶段和轮换方法的挑战？该研究遵循定性研究设计，并使用文档分析从 11 名参与者那里生成数据，他们的回答进行了主题分析。调查结果表明，在 COVID-19 大流行期间，农村英语 FAL 教师在计划课程时面临挑战。其中包括：难以致力于计划、内容覆盖面不足、满足学习者的教育需求，以及学习者缺勤和重新教学的需要。本文建议农村英语 FAL 教师采用以下策略来规避这些挑战。它们包括：在教案中整合各种资源，在教案中整合主动学习活动，以及根据学习者的教育需求量身定制教案。本文建议农村英语 FAL 教师采用以下策略来规避这些挑战。它们包括：在教案中整合各种资源，在教案中整合主动学习活动，以及根据学习者的教育需求量身定制教案。本文建议农村英语 FAL 教师采用以下策略来规避这些挑战。它们包括：在教案中整合各种资源，在教案中整合主动学习活动，以及根据学习者的教育需求量身定制教案。