the impact of covid-19 pandemic on students' learning behavior.

The current study investigates the impact of covid-19 epidemic on the learning behavior of master1 efl students –university of saida - algeria. to fulfill the study's objectives, a mixed method approach encompassing both quantitative and qualitative methods was used to compile, analyze and interpret data. two research tools, a questionnaire and an interview were delivered to the students and teachers respectively at the department of english – university of saida - algeria. in the light of the obtained results, students were reported to hold negative attitudes towards covid-19 pandemic, resulting in a lot of psychological problems such as anxiety, depression, and lack of motivation. from a cognitive perspective, the study revealed that the negative impact of the pandemic is related to students’ cognitive learning styles such as the challenges that efl field-dependent learners face when studying online .conversely, covid-19 outbreak had a positive cognitive influence on field-independent learners in relation to online learning.