Indonesian Families' Beliefs on Emergency Remote English Learning in Early Childhood Education

The emergence of the coronavirus pandemic has originated great challenges in education across the world. Indonesia has been seriously impacted by this health emergency as all school activities have had to be carried out at home, and emergency remote teaching has been the only alternative to continue the teaching-learning process. Moreover, in Indonesia, English as Foreign Language is one of the subjects taught in Early Childhood Education (ECE) due to its benefits when introduced in early ages, and families (admittedly to be key agents to assist children) have had their own ways to deal with EFL during this difficult time. This exploratory qualitative study intends to investigate Indonesian families' beliefs (n = 7) towards emergency remote English learning in ECE, using semi-structured interviews for data collection. The results revealed four major findings: technical problems, home environment and socio-emotional variables, families' and teachers' skills and competences, and teaching resources and strategies.