The Impact Of Covid-19 Pandemic On Students’ Written Performance: The Case Of Third Year Economics Students At Mascara University

Abstract

The precautionary decisions imposed by the Algerian government after the declaration of covid-19 pandemic led to a state of instability in all domains. This paper investigates the relationship between third year Economics students’ writing deficiencies and the late Covid-19 circumstances at Mascara University. Three research tools were employed: text analysis, students’ questionnaire and teacher’s interview. Data analysis indicated that the pandemic caused a serious disruption on students’ written performance. This finding was reflected in the huge number of errors committed due to the challenges that hindered English language writing courses. As a remedy, the researcher suggests devoting more teaching hours to the English language and providing training sessions to ESP teachers to be prepared for future outbreaks.