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STUDENTS' RESPONSE TO THE USE OF TELEGRAM IN ENGLISH CLASS DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC Lintang Kusuma; Tono Suwartono
Premise: Journal of English Education and Applied Linguistics Vol 10, No 1 (2021): Premise Journal: e-ISSN 2442-482x, p-ISSN 2089-3345
Publisher : UNIVERSITAS MUHAMMADIYAH METRO (MUHAMMADIYAH UNIVERSITY OF METRO)

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24127/pj.v10i1.3555

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 In the 21st century, due to the advancement of Information and Communication Technology, the importance of English usage has increased. English teachers face considerable challenges in teaching students. Moreover, with the outbreak of COVID-19, the government issued some regulations to prevent COVID-19 transmissions at schools by changing conventional learning methods to e-learning. There are a lot of online learning applications. One popular application is Telegram Messenger. Therefore, the study aimed to determine the students' response to the use of Telegram in English class during COVID-19 pandemic and identify the obstacles they experienced when applying this application. The research respondents were the ninth-grade students at SMP Negeri 1 Kawunganten. The study was a survey using quantitative method with descriptive statistics to analyze the data. Moreover, the research employed a close-ended questionnaire. The result of students' response to the Telegram usage was 81%, resulting in the "strongly effective" category. This result indicated that Telegram was beneficial for students and very effective in English class. However, students still faced some obstacles with an average of 70%, and it indicated the level of difficulty was high. The highest problem percentage occurred in the students' concentration and motivation to study that decreased during the e-learning.
Using YouTube to Improve Students’ Speaking Skill in Teaching Procedure Text Lintang Kusuma; Zahriyanda Benti Syam
Proceedings Series on Physical & Formal Sciences Vol. 3 (2022): Proceedings of Digital Literacy in Education and Science
Publisher : UM Purwokerto Press

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.30595/pspfs.v3i.257

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English has become an international language, so the mastery of English language skills is important. However, the students still face some problems that make them unmotivated and hinder speaking. Considering these situations and conditions, the teacher must address this challenge and determine the most effective strategy for involving students in the teaching and learning process, particularly in speaking. As a result, YouTube is selected as one of the options for teaching speaking in this article in order to determine how using YouTube in teaching procedure text might improve students' speaking skills. On the basis of the literature review and the application of YouTube in the classroom, it is concluded that YouTube can be beneficial to enhance students' speaking skills in teaching procedure text.