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This study seeks to explore the perspectives of English teachers on teaching and learning during the endemic stage of COVID-19. After almost two years of conducting online classes, teachers and students are now allowed to be at school. The transition has caused divided opinions among teachers on their perceptions of teaching during this stage. In addition to the perceptions, especially the advantages of moving instruction from online to conventional teaching, there are also challenges that the teachers need to face due to this transition. With the aim of better understanding of their perspectives, researchers have conducted a study through the use of the oral history method in the hope to get more information about this issue. Using a qualitative inquiry as the research design for this study, three English teachers from three different secondary schools in Malaysia have been interviewed as the respondents. The researchers used a convenience sampling technique in choosing the respondents for this research. The instrument of this research was a semi-structured interview. The findings of the research revealed the advantages, challenges, and adaptive teaching and classroom strategies that the teachers are currently using in teaching their students during this endemic stage. Future research can explore the perceptions of teaching and learning during the endemic stage of teachers from different backgrounds and experiences.
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