The Impact of Covid-19 on Research Process Case of Study Master 2 EFL Students at The University of Mohammed Seddik Ben Yahia, Jijel- Algeria

Abstract

This study explained how English Master-2 students at Jijel-University dealt with problems and impacts when writing their dissertations and research papers during the Corona virus pandemic. The following research questions are identified as: what obstacles and effects has the Covid-19 crisis had on the research papers writing process of EFL Master Students, what coping strategies have teachers, students, and what administration used to avoid anxiety and ensure academic productivity? A questionnaire was administered to 25 Students. This inquiry is significant because, it documents the unique experience of research writing under Covid-19 pandemic and seeks to unravel the challenges and impacts of this situation on the graduating students to sensitize educational authorities and teachers about them in the view of averting them in the future and ensuring a better preparation for such eventualities in this unstable world. The results showed that Covid-19 pandemic had negative effects on the process of written a research papers at university, Students lacked the accessibility of some sources, and they had to carry out their study on an online platform and limit the sample size to fewer students, and there was a significant disruption in the provision of the needed atmosphere to do an experimental study.