Indonesian EFL Journal: Journal of ELT, Linguistics, and Literature
Vol 11 No 2 (2025): (December) Indonesian EFL Journal: Journal of ELT, Linguistics, and Literature

The Impact of Long Class Duration on Attention Span: ELT Students’ Perceptions

Muyassaroh Muyassroh (Universitas Al-Qolam Malang, Indonesia)
Maulana Abdurrozikin (Universitas Al-Qolam Malang, Indonesia)
Muhammad Nashir (Universitas Al-Qolam Malang, Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
17 Dec 2025

Abstract

This study aims at investigating the impacts of long class duration on attention span according to the students’ perception. In order to discover this research objective, qualitative method employed. Meanwhile, the data were collected through semi-structured interviews with ten English Language Teaching (ELT) students at Al-Qolam University who were selected using purposive sampling. The interviews were conducted in a mix of Indonesian and English to allow students to express their perceptions more freely. Then, the data were analysed thematically to identify recurring patterns and categories. Based on the interview, it can be confirmed that the respondents perceived that long class duration implemented at Al Qolam University gave negative impacts toward their attention span during the class activities. The negative impacts lied in students' fatigues both physically and mentally, focus fluctuation, and learning engagement within class activities. Key terms: long class duration, attention span, ELT

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Journal Info

Abbrev

efl

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Subject

Arts Humanities Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media

Description

The journal welcomes contributions in such areas of current analysis as F Language Teaching and Learning, Language in Education, Language Planning, Language Testing, Curriculum Design and Development, Multilingualism and Multilingual Education, Discourse Analysis, Systemic and Functional Grammar, ...