Introduction
Online English classes are becoming increasingly popular among students due to the convenience and flexibility they offer. With English becoming a global language and gaining prominence in the world, individuals and young adolescent ambitious students desire to learn the language so that it is beneficial to their future careers. This has resulted in a high rate of influx in the domain of online English education.
Main body
Online English education is preferred by individuals owing to the flexibility of time and resources as compared to regular high school. High school English classes necessitate students to be physically present to obtain education, which as compared to online education which occurs in virtual classrooms. In virtual online settings, the presence is not physical thus there is no embarrassment to students who may not be proficient with English language use. In a high school English class, education would take place by exhausting the resources of time, commuting and social life, whereas online education would occur at any place desired by the student with a computer and an internet connection. High school English school education necessitates the physical presence of the teacher and the students in the classrooms facilitate instant responses and the social interaction between the student and the teachers are limited in an online class.
However, online education saves the traveling time to a specific location in order to take the class which reduces flexibility of time. Thus, if a student is sick or cannot travel to the specified location, the class is missed and the student would then have to contact the other members of the class to upgrade the notes or activities taken place in the class. Whereas, in online education, even if the student is restricted to travel for any reason whatsoever, he/she can take the class in which ever place desired, thereby, reducing the chances of missing the class.
Conclusion
Additionally, online English classroom through the computer and the internet, as a result of which there is no need to carry any material to the class. The computer not only serves as a mediator between the teachers and the students, it is also a special notebook, which records all the educational data in it, which can be accessed anytime and anywhere for future reference. Course materials are accessible to the students at all time which facilitates studying and thus there is better scope of good grades. High school English classrooms would require books and other paper materials to be carried around which serve to restrain the student from studying whenever and wherever they like. Besides, the cost of books would be an added expense for students opting for high school courses, which could be an important factor if the student needs to save on additional costs and expenditure. The benefits of not being visible to the other students, enables the English students to make mistakes without having to undergo the mockery of the other students, which could affect their self esteem. Thus, it is apparent that online courses are far more suitable and advantageous to students, which is why they are gaining popularity and attention in the world of education.