Challenges of Learning and Teaching Linguistics Online

This empirical research intends to shed light on the challenges of teaching and learning online courses in linguistics. The endeavor is based on the belief that research finds out the most appropriate pedagogy for successful online course in linguistics. Once the pedagogy of teaching the online course is designed, the educational technology provides suitable tools to facilitate interaction between online course participants. On this basis, this empirical is conducted to survey the teachers and students having participated in online course in linguistics to map out the impact of the strategies employed in the course and the technological tools exploited on their learning and experience in general. The data show that a hybrid method is the best option for a successful online linguistics course. Teachers and students need both gain learned knowledge in order to build a digital educational environment that allows for successful content exchange and communicative interaction