Students’ Perception at the Use of Padlet in Linguistics Class

Abstract

This study aims at investigating students’ perceptions of the use of Padlet in the class of Introduction to Functional Linguistics. The population of this study was a class of 2014 batch student of English Language Education program at Sultan Agung Islamic University (UNISSULA) Semarang with a sample of 28 people. This research is in the form of qualitative descriptive design. The data collection method uses observations and questionnaire. The data is then analyzed using interpretive descriptive analysis. The specific target to be achieved in this study is that by knowing students' perceptions of the use of Padlet, then this result can be used as a reference for the Faculty of Language and Communication Science and other faculties in the UNISSULA environment to improve the performance and quality of service to students especially in the learning and teaching process. In addition, the results of this study can also be a reference for both the Study Program and the Faculty to review the curriculum that has been implemented so far. From the data obtained through questionnaires distributed to 28 students of the English Language Education Study Program at the Faculty of Languages and Communication Science of Sultan Agung Islamic University Semarang in the class of 2014/2015, researchers can conclude that these students have very diverse perceptions in the use of Padlet media in learning Introduction to Functional Linguistics. To be sure, most students really positively appreciate the use of this media in linguistic learning in general.

Using Padlet as a Technological Tool for Assessment of Students Writing Skills in Online Classroom Settings

“…Most of the respondents also agreed that assessing the writing skill using Padlet was interesting. Its attractive features and appearance had caught their interest and attention (Anwar et al, 2019). The respondents' students were also motivated and enjoyed themselves when being assessed using Padlet.…”

“…The respondents' students were also motivated and enjoyed themselves when being assessed using Padlet. The integration of Padlet in classroom instruction provided a non-threatening environment for different kinds of classroom tasks (Anwar et al, 2019;Taufikurohman, 2018). Therefore, students were relaxed and could enjoy the process of writing assessment.…”

“…Padlet is a versatile online pedagogical tool that is accessible on any device as long as connected to Internet (Ali et al, 2018). Considerable research also considered the requirement of stable Internet connection to use Padlet a limitation (Anwar et al, 2019;Lestari. & Chasanatun, 2018;Nurviyani, 2018;Taufikurohman, 2018).…”

“…Their attractive features are capable to catch students' attention into using Padlet for learning purposes (Anwar, Nugroho, & Nurhamidah, 2019). Moreover, Web 2.0 tools offer a platform wherein a learning network can be built, students can collaborate and teachers can share information to engage students with their learning.…”

Islamic Undergraduate Students' Perceptions toward Teacher's Basic Pedagogical Competences at English Tutorial Class

“…There are so many techniques, strategies or even approaches can be employed. For instance, the teacher can use flipped classroom when teaching speaking [15] and vocabulary [16] or utilize Padlet in the form of blended learning [17]. Above, teachers should make sure that the class is in the form of self-organized learning environment [18].…”