Prospects of Online Learning in Teaching Drama for EFL University Students

Online learning is education conducted over the internet. Online language learning may provide students with more options to become acquainted with language acquisition. The study aims to investigate Iraqi university professors’ Perceptions of utilizing the online interactive learning platform in teaching drama as one of the needed learning materials through the Covid-19 program to strengthen the language skills of EFL students. It supplies researchers and educators with a collection of empirical data that assists them in gaining a deeper understanding of students' learning and expectations of this new learning technique. Teaching literature is useful for EFL university students and using online learning platforms may affect EFL students’ language knowledge. University professors have different views on using online learning platforms. The sample of this study is literature professors in the Iraqi universities, Department of English during the academic year 2020\2021. Finally, to analyze the obtained data, suitable statistical methods are used to analyze the questionnaire results. The results revealed that the majority of Iraqi universities professors using the online interactive learning platform is high. In light of these findings, several conclusions, ideas for further research, and recommendations are offered.