| Pub. Date | : March, 2021 |
|---|---|
| Product Name | : The IUP Journal of English Studies |
| Product Type | : Article |
| Product Code | : IJES060321 |
| Author Name | : M Chandrasena Rajeswaran |
| Availability | : YES |
| Subject/Domain | : Arts & Humanities |
| Download Format | : PDF Format |
| No. of Pages | : 8 |
The Covid-19 crisis is unprecedented in every sphere of life. All businesses hit by Covid-19 have one factor in common: they are all proximate businesses where people come nearer like school education, restaurants, real estate services, and travel and hospitality. Whereas businesses like online education, digital payments, video conferencing, and ecommerce, where the final product is consumed singularly without others' physical presence, have thrived. In addition to these singular businesses, the healthcare products sector and also the innumerable startups which rely on apps and people's immobility have seen exemplary boom. Despite the hardships that the teachers and the students faced during the Covid-19 pandemic, the teachers' resilience and reluctance to submit to the coronavirus has made history in the technology-mediated higher education across the world in general and the Indian subcontinent in particular. This paper deliberates on the innovations and strides made in the language classrooms of the higher education portals during the pandemic period.
Contrary to India's former president A P J Abdul Kalam's bright and impressive vision of
"India 2020," we have had a gloomy and dark 2020 in every sphere of life, as the
Covid-19 pandemic resulted in dislocation of laborers and their disabled livelihoods. For
many, the lockdown was stressful as they saw the pandemic as a destroyer of hopes with
no scope for near-future recovery. Nevertheless, there were reports on the positive impact
of Covid-19 on the business environment and the field of education in the Indian
subcontinent. Some entrepreneurs, with their risk-taking ability and resilient attitude,
innovative spirit and organizing ability, emerged as a beacon in the pandemic darkness.
The challenges introduced by Covid-19 to the business and educational sectors call for a
measured, practical, and informed approach. Covid-19 is likely to lead to a new normal, and
being aware of and preparing for these shifts will help these sectors navigate in the
post-Covid-19 world. Without much effort, the edu-enterprises have shown that they can
withstand the threat to their proximate business and run schools and colleges online.