Media Sosial Dan Pembelajaran: Studi Efektivitas Penggunaan Facebook Dalam Pembelajaran Bahasa Inggris

Abstract

Abstrak 
 Penelitian ini adalah kajian tentang efektivitas penggunaan media sosial, yaitu facebook, untuk meningkatkan kemampuan mahasiswa dalam menulis deskriptif berbahasa Inggris. Penelitian ini adalah penelitian tindakan kelas. Data dikumpulkan dari observasi, dokumentasi, dan tes. Hasil analisis data menunjukkan bahwa: 1) proses pembelajaran menulis deskriptif bahasa Inggris menggunakan facebook lebih bervariasi dan menyenangkan, dan 2) ada peningkatan kemampuan menulis deskriptif bahasa Inggris yang ditandai dari peningkatan hasil tes. Hal tersebut terlihat pada hasil nilai rata-rata pre-test sebesar 66.25, dan hasil rata-rata post-test sebesar 80.15. Dengan demikian dapat disimpulkan bahwa facebook dapat dimanfaatkan untuk meningkatkan hasil belajar dalam pembelajaran bahasa Inggris.
 Abstract
 This research is a study of the effectiveness of using social media, namely Facebook, to improve students' ability to write descriptive English. This research is a classroom action research. The data are taken from observation, documentation, and tests. The results of data analysis show that: 1) the process of learning descriptive English using Facebook is more varied and enjoyable, and 2) there is an increase in students’ ability to write descriptive English which is marked by an increase in test results. This can be seen from the average of the pre-test and pos-test score, which is 66.25 and 80.15 respectively. Thus it can be concluded that Facebook can be used to improve learning outcomes in learning English.

Students' Response Toward Facebook as a Media in Learning Bahasa Indonesia

“…Research on Facebook as a medium for language learning has been carried out by other researchers such as: Arifah, W. R. (2017). Meinawati, E., & Baron, R. (2019), Linur, R., & Mubarak, M. R. (2020). Hadi (2016) and Luthfiyanti. They say that Facebook can be used as a medium for language learning because in it a teacher can interact with students and the teacher can provide material and evaluate language learning in it.…”

Abbreviation Used by Indonesian K-Pop Fans on Twitter

“…People like to communicate by the social network because it is fun, easy to access, is faster, and connect people from around the world. Social media such as Facebook has not only been used for socialization, but also for learning (Meinawati & Baron, 2019;Moghavvemi, Sulaiman, Jaafar, & Kasem, 2018). It affect the students" behavior (Kaya & Bicen, 2016).…”

Learning English at Elementary School Level Using Computer Base Intraction (CBI) Method

“…Digital learning is an attempt to transform the teaching and learning process in schools into digital form, which is bridged by computer technology [4]. Learning can be defined as a form of information technology that is applied in the field of education in the form of separate classes [5]. Students and teachers do not have to meet face to face to carry out teaching and learning activities like in the classroom, but they interact indirectly through their respective computers either by using CDs, Local Computer Networks or the internet [6].…”