Sustainability of Online Teaching: The Case Study Mother Tongue Spelling Course at Montenegrin Universities

Milena Buric (), Milijana Novovic Buric, Andjela Jaksic Stojanovic, Ljiljana Kascelan and Dragica Zugić
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Milena Buric: Faculty of Philology, University of Montenegro, 83000 Niksic, Montenegro
Milijana Novovic Buric: Faculty of Economics Podgorica, University of Montenegro, 81000 Podgorica, Montenegro
Andjela Jaksic Stojanovic: Faculty of Culture and Tourism, University of Donja Gorica, 81000 Podgorica, Montenegro
Ljiljana Kascelan: Faculty of Economics Podgorica, University of Montenegro, 81000 Podgorica, Montenegro
Dragica Zugić: Faculty of Philology, University of Donja Gorica, 81000 Podgorica, Montenegro

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 21, 1-27

Abstract: This paper aims to examine the sustainability of online teaching using the ZOOM application. The research is exclusively related to the course entitled Mother Tongue Spelling at the university level. Its main goal is to analyze the perceptions of surveyed students of Montenegrin philology faculties about the advantages and disadvantages of this type of teaching and their attitude towards traditional, online or blended models of teaching. This paper will examine the opinion of students regarding the application of dialogic, monologic, textual and blended communication methods. Descriptive statistics and the decision tree model were used in processing the survey data. The research showed that students see the availability of lecture recordings and attending lectures regardless of their current location as the biggest advantages of online spelling classes, while the most significant limitations point to technical problems and lack of social interaction. The results also showed that the students prefer the application of the blended method, while the monological method was rated the lowest. The key contribution of this paper is its focus on online learning of the students’ mother tongue, not a foreign language.

Keywords: online teaching and learning; Zoom application; sustainable education; blended approach; mother tongue; literacy acquisition (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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