SPADA Implementation on English E-Learning Course: Mechanical Engineering Students’ Perspectives

Abstract

This study investigates the Mechanical Engineering students’ perspectives on their E-learning experience using SPADA as the primary platform in learning English, including understanding its features and material delivered, difficulties during the learning process, and suggestions to improve the quality of learning English through SPADA ITN Malang. As the Indonesian government requires every school and institution to begin implementing E-learning, starting from March 2020, in the National Institute of Technology (ITN) Malang, all learning activities that have been performed conventionally converted into virtual learning using the web-based learning management system named SPADA ITN Malang. The findings show that SPADA ITN Malang has positive appraisal by the students in accessibility, comprehension, and satisfaction aspect. However, the difficulties found, which were internet connection and the lack of understanding of the material, should be addressed with suitable learning strategies to create a better English learning environment for the non-English department students.

Assure Model for Teaching Speaking Online: Teacher Self Reflections

“…English is a compulsory non-expertise subject in the National Institute of Technology Malang. Therefore, the English lecturers need to put more effort into organizing an enjoyable online learning process (Prihatmi, 2021) for accommodating the four English skills, includes speaking. With only 2 credits during the study period at ITN Malang, there will be insufficient time available to teach speaking skills.…”