This study reports Chinese and Korean university EFL students’ perceptions of and attitudes toward online and face-to-face English language learning modes during COVID-19. Few previous studies have focused on how students thought of online and face-to-face learning experiences of subjects regarding new concept learning and delivery of new contents. Research gravitating around English courses showed students' mixed perceptions. The survey was conducted for 302 Korean and 337 Chinese university students who took communication-oriented English courses. Descriptive statistics and qualitative data analysis were used for analysis. Results indicated that students preferred face-to-face English learning with some specific indications of achieving a stronger help and quality for communicative competence in language. Online learning also benefited students with a sense of both flexibility and independence. Positive components of face-to-face learning for language education might be considered for online education while incorporation features such as flexibility and independence to enrich language education during COVID-19.

1. INTRODUCTION
2. REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE
    2.1. Studies on Online and Face-to-Face Teaching and Learning
    2.2. Research on Students’ Perceptions on Online and Face-to-Face Language Courses
3. METHDOLOGY
    3.1. Contexts and Participants
    3.2. Questionnaire and Data Analysis
4. FINDINGS
    4.1. Students’ Perceptions on Face-to-Face and Online Teaching in the COVID-19 Semester
    4.2. Students’ Attitude Change toward Face-to-Face and Online English Classes throughout the COVID-19 Semester
    4.3. Qualitative Analysis on Students’ Comments/Suggestions
5. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION
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• Seonmin Huh(General Education Center, Chungbuk National University) First Author
• Xiaoping Shen(Department of Foreign Studies, Guilin Tourism University) Co-Authors
• Daliang Wang(Department of English Education, Chungbuk National University) Co-Authors
• Kang-Young Lee(General Education Center, Chungbuk National University) Corresponding author