The presence of technology in the classroom has become more and more apparent and offers students tremendous resources with which to supplement their education. Given time, technology will completely replace the traditional teacher in the classroom.

With e-learning technology continuing to advance, whether online learning can completely replace traditional face-to-face

education

is a topic of widespread debate. There are strong

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on both sides of

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issue, which I shall address presently. On the one hand, e-learning advocates believe that e-learning can provide

learners

with superior flexibility and will eventually replace traditional learning methods. They point out that technology has made independent study easy in online courses. Not only can

learners

study from anywhere and at any time, but they

also

have the opportunity to learn from and learn with people around the world. Both are very important to

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a skill

such

as a foreign language.

Additionally

, it is often said that e-learning is an irreversible trend now.

This

is partly due to the fact that e-learning is indispensable during a lockdown. Overall, e-learning gives

learners

more flexibility and

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to broaden their knowledge. Supporters of traditional

education

,

on the other hand

, argue that face-to-face interaction should be the foundation of

education

. They emphasise that face-to-face learning environments can engage all senses.

This

is important, especially when teachers play a key role in emotional support. Many

students

have emotional needs. Through face-to-face communication, teachers are better able to provide empathy for their

students

. They

further

claim that these environments are essential to

students

with special

education

needs.

In addition

, a recent Covid-19 study in Hong Kong

also

found that both parents and

students

prefer face-to-face learning over online learning because of more social activities. In conclusion, in view of the value of human interactions, I tend to believe that e-learning is not yet at the point of replacing traditional

education

. At the same time, it is

also

vital that

students

can take advantage of e-learning.

Hence

, if schools use a hybrid

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of face-to-face

education

and online learning, there is more hope of meeting the challenges that

learners

face today.