a guide to implementing virtual education in the context of efl in iran: a literature review

Due to the outbreak of the covid_19 pandemic, a swift transition from face-to-face education to virtual distance education occurred, which was reacted differently by various educational centres, and this topic captured the attention of many researchers to conduct constructive and instructive studies in this vein. the present study attempted to throw light on this issue by reviewing a sample size of 30 research papers that addressed the implementation of virtual education during the covid-19 pandemic in the context of efl in iran. the papers were sampled out from different research methods of quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-method, and the theme and subthemes of each paper were categorized and analysed. the results of this study are in the form of recommendations gathered from the sampled papers with the aim to establish and implement virtual education effectively not only in the duration of the covid-19 pandemic but also as a long-term method of modern education.