Challenges Faced by Students in Online Classes: Communication Barriers

The rising demand of e-commerce platforms for purpose of educating students have taken pace quickly due to recent pandemic situation. COVID-19 made online classes a new normal for student’s life but also became a challenge for them to adapt the new environment. In context with Business United, some of the barriers faced by students were low Wi-Fi connectivity issue which made teachers & students face problem of fast uploading of documents or connecting properly during classes. Also it is not necessary that every student enjoy the online exposure getting bored easily creating an emotional barrier. Not getting one-to-one communication to interact with their peers may lead students feel isolated while studying.

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To determine various challenges faced by students in online classes in context with communication barriers
The rising demand of e-commerce platforms for purpose of educating students have taken pace quickly due to recent pandemic situation. COVID-19 made online classes a new normal
for student’s life but also became a challenge for them to adapt the new environment. In context with Business United, some of the barriers faced by students were low Wi-Fi
connectivity issue which made teachers & students face problem of fast uploading of documents or connecting properly during classes. Also it is not necessary that every student enjoy
the online exposure getting bored easily creating an emotional barrier. Not getting one-to-one communication to interact with their peers may lead students feel isolated while studying.
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Students in online classes sometimes lost their focus making them feel
uncomfortable while concentrating on monitor screens for longer duration of
periods resulting in headaches sometimes. Remembering of the physical class
lectures, there were always some students called last bencher's having a notorious
behaviour to interrupt during classes. These classmates may hinder the online
lectures creating noises or interrupting in zoom meeting making it difficult for
others to concentrate. Students in colleges or school come from different cultural
backgrounds having distinct opinions & languages may face difficulty in properly
communicating or understanding with each other's perspective while going
through online sessions.
Strategies on how students can overcome above communication barriers
Successful online lectures can be provided by chosen college through
effectively guiding teachers & students in how to conduct lectures on different e-
commerce platforms. The technical issues can be solved by appointing a team
who take care of connectivity issue providing training to all attending online
sessions. Also systematically guiding class about which topic will be discussed
during session will give them a glance & make them understand topic without nay
wastage of time and resource. Consistent time-breaks will help students get relief
from longer periods regaining motivation to start afresh with a fresh mind.
Regular fun events that help classmates interact with each other will help them
remove the cultural indifferences amongst each other.
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Cultural awareness benefits & importance’s
The term Cultural awareness play a major role in a student’s life
helping them adapt to different backgrounds & ideologies. College students
should be educated about different cultures
so that they learnt to respect their teachers & classmates coming from different
cultural regions. With a proper understanding about cultures, students are able
to take meaningful decisions on various prejudices in society being unbiased.
The effort to create cultural awareness among college students help them
reduce discrimination & initiate good coordination through interactive
communication. Awareness of cultures will encourage students to
communicate with their college mates by accepting their behaviour positively.
The democratic environment in which every student will have a freedom to
express their viewpoints irrespective of their culture will motivate them to
respect every racial & ethical group in society. Effective communication will
increase class engagement leading to better teamwork achievement of tasks
within time.

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