STUDENTS’ PERCEPTION TOWARDS ONLINE ENGLISH LEARNING DURING THE PANDEMIC COVID-19

Abstract

The year 2020 has been marked by the emergence of coronavirus disease, the COVID-19. This virus has reached all around the world - paralyzed the lives of many people as people were forced to stay at home in confinement. The educational system has also been affected by the pandemic which forced teachers and students across the world to carry out the teaching-learning process online form home. This study was a qualitative study which aimed to investigate the students’ perception towards online English learning in Bali, Indonesia. 25 students in the Institute of Technology and Health Bali were interviewed to provide information about their experience on learning English online. The findings revealed that the majority of students had negative perception towards the online English learning. The main reasons were the lack of students’ understanding on the learning materials, dull teaching methods and ineffective online teaching. Findings also showed that students experienced some personal and technical problems such as unfavorable learning environment, high internet cost and poor internet connectivity.