Flow Experiences of Tertiary Level Turkish Efl Students in Online Language Classes During Covid-19 Outbreak

Abstract

The aim of this study is to investigate the flow experiences of foreign language (EFL) learners in online classes during Covid-19 pandemic outbreak. The participants were 84 university students as EFL learners. Data were collected from a perception survey, a background questionnaire and open-ended questions to provide triangulation. The results showed that participants had flow experiences with different levels of different categories of flow. The results also showed that there was no significant difference in terms of gender. Additionally, the findings proved that participants’ flow experiences were partially interrupted by some problems they faced during their online classes.