Exploring the Internet Usage for English Language Learning

Abstract

In this article, I discuss the idea about how Information and Communication Technologies – particularly the internet- can be developed as a tool to support independent learning. From my point of view, both new media and education are closely connected. Moreover, the internet has several functions that might be explored for academic purposes. Although there are some possibilities of using internet as a tool to learn English, it might not be easy to implement this idea in Indonesian universities because of various problems caused by cultural background, educational institution, government, community, also student’s and teacher’s perspectives. This paper explains these complexities in five parts: introduction; literature review; analysis; solutions; and conclusions which all are connected to the concepts of language, culture and identity.

The Effect of Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) with the Use of Internet in English Language Learning and Teaching Process in STIE Madani Balikpapan

“…They can use texting facilities (text message) for checking students' work progress, use free social media to give consultation, and many other features that facilitate them to transfer knowledge and help students in learning either in or out of classroom. The last is from Suryani [11] where she conducted a research about "Exploring the Internet Usage for English Language Learning." She found out that there are many benefits of using internet for the teaching and learning English, not only for the teachers/lecturers, but also for the students.…”

The Relationship Between Preservice English Teachers’ Perception of Watching English Video on Youtube as a Habit and Listening Skill Achievement

“…It not only provides entertainment and social interactions, but also educational and scientific information (Dogruer et al, 2011) Millennials can access learning resources from the internet, including their smartphones and other portable devices, while learning a foreign language. In terms of EFL Learning, the internet allows you to find native speakers as well as numerous English teaching and learning resources (Suryani, 2005), and it is used for English learning (Jamalifar & Chalak, 2014) One media outlet on the internet that provides exposure to foreign languages is YouTube, the most popular video-sharing website established in 2005. Every month, about a billion hours of video content are streamed on YouTube, with billions of views and more than 2 billion logged-in users (YouTube.com, 2021).…”