Investigating Efl Students’ Perception on Online Learning Amidst Covid-19 Pandemic

Abstract

COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in the shifting of teaching-learning process from the combination of F2F and online learning to full-online one. This study aims to investigate students’ perspective on the implementation of full-online learning mode in English classroom with a low-tech environment. Employing convenience sampling, 104 university students participated in this study. Survey method was utilized. The findings showed that (1) the respondents have had various level of familiarity using search engine, social media, e-resources and learning apps that enable them to comprehend the learning content; (2) the use of social media, e-resources and learning apps results a different impact on respondents’ perception on learning effectiveness; (3) the respondents are more digitally-literate in using learning application or other online-based platforms and enable to autonomously learn the course materials as well as improve their language skills; (4) support system needs to be increased to engage students in teaching and learning activities; (5) there is a requirement of feedback and consistency in determining course schedule and timeline for task and exam submission. It can be concluded that university students have positive and negative perspective on full-online learning mode. Suggestions are presented in the closure.

The perceptions of information technology faculty students on online learning of computational mathematics during the covid-19 pandemic

“…The results of different student perceptions are also shown in the research conducted by Tanjung and Utomo (2021). The results of the research show that students have positive and negative perceptions of the implementation of online learning in a low-tech environment during the COVID-19 pandemic.…”

“…For students who use Wi-Fi at home, they may be able to save more on internet quota, while those who do not have Wi-Fi, must purchase an internet quota package to participate in online learning. In case, this is an obstacle for students with moderate economic conditions (Tanjung & Utomo, 2021). In addition to the problem of quotas, poor signals due to power outages and weather are also obstacles to do online learning.…”

“…Several studies have been conducted related to the online learning process during the pandemic Covid-19 (Ningsih, 2020;Rakhmanina et al, 2020;Sadikin & Hamidah, 2020;O. Saragih et al, 2020;Tanjung & Utomo, 2021;Zhafira et al, 2020). Rahmanina (2020) stated that most students are interested in online learning because it is considered more fun and flexible.…”

“…These positive perceptions include: 1) the ease of using the internet; 2) empowering students through digital literacy; 3) increasing students' knowledge about learning applications. On the other hand, the negative perceptions shown by students include: (1) difficulty in optimally participating due to high demand for internet packages, low network coverage, frequent local power outages; (2) lecturer feedback is needed to improve student-lecturer interaction; (3) discrepancies in the learning schedule and assignment submission in online classes (Tanjung & Utomo, 2021).…”

English Education Master Students' Perceptions on Online Learning During COVID-19 Pandemic

“…While the poor internet connectivity that occurred in their institutions remained unsolved. Tanjung and Utomo (2021) found out that Indonesian university EFL learners were capable of improving their target language skills more significantly after being exposed to online learning activities. On the other hand, they also believed that it is urgently needed for educational stakeholders along with experts to design more suitable pedagogical approaches that best suit specific online learning dynamics to promote a higher degree of proactive learning engagement in the upcoming events.…”