How a Pandemic Affected Iranian EFL Contexts in 2020: A Self Reflection on the Quality of Our Online Teaching Experiences

Technology has its effects on life routines among which teaching and learning processes are of great concern. Once teacher-centered, classroom-oriented, face-to-face educational processes; teaching and learning are now being practiced on indirect computer-/smartphone-assisted internet-based methods not just as a periphery to conventional methods but because of the obligation to make education survive concurrent to Covid-19 pandemic. Despite the merits, the downsides cannot be ignored as the prerequisites for such a change were not duly fulfilled. The current article addresses the scenarios the Iranian EFL practitioners encounter at the time of the outbreak of COVID -19. It is observed that teachers are still in uncertainty and their teaching efficacy has been challenged. The article has implications for teachers, teacher trainers, and educational policymakers.