In response to the COVID-19 pandemic and social distancing guidelines, the author has transformed her course design to be applicable in different course delivery formats. The most recent one, implemented in her English class in the 2021 fall semester, was centered around bottom-up listening skills training through self-paced learning using online materials and real-time instructions. Based on the results of the pre-and post-tests and the post-semester survey, it can be concluded that the newly implemented course design worked successfully to help the Japanese EFL learners to improve their bottom-up listening skills, and the technology-enhanced activities utilized in this course helped provide them with a satisfactory learning experience in an online learning environment.
