WhatsApp and English Learning: Students’ Perceptions and Challenges in Pandemic Era
Since the pandemic era due to Covid-19, WhatsApp has become an application that is widely used for online learning. In the new normal era, WhatsApp was still the application most widely used by lecturers and students because sending teaching materials was easy and fast. This study investigated stud...
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Since the pandemic era due to Covid-19, WhatsApp has become an application that is widely used for online learning. In the new normal era, WhatsApp was still the application most widely used by lecturers and students because sending teaching materials was easy and fast. This study investigated students’ perceptions and challenges of utilizing WhatsApp in English language learning amid the pandemic era. The method used was a qualitative method. The researcher used a purposive sampling technique in selecting the participants. The participants in this study amounted to 12 EFL students of 2nd semester of STAIN Teungku Dirundeng Meulaboh. A semi-structured interview was used as data collection techniques. The interview data were analyzed using the Miles and Huberman flow model. The results showed that students used social media to learn and improve their English skills. WhatsApp is the most used application, considered fun, comfortable, helpful, and easy to use. WhatsApp is not only effective and time-saving, it also motivates students in learning English. In addition, WhatsApp uses less internet quota than other online applications. Even so, the internet connection, internet quota, and storage capacity on their devices are still challenges for the students. It can be concluded that the students have positive perceptions of using WhatsApp to learn English.
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| spelling | doaj-art-30db1f4e39fb4c6e9c8939441b226d452025-01-19T06:57:24ZaraUPT. Pengembangan Bahasa IAIN Zawiyah Cot Kala LangsaJL3T (Journal of Linguistics, Literature and Language Teaching)2477-54442580-23482021-07-017110.32505/jl3t.v7i1.2803WhatsApp and English Learning: Students’ Perceptions and Challenges in Pandemic EraRena Juliana0Department of English Education, Sekolah Tinggi Agama Islam Negeri Teungku Dirundeng Meulaboh, Aceh Barat, Indonesia Since the pandemic era due to Covid-19, WhatsApp has become an application that is widely used for online learning. In the new normal era, WhatsApp was still the application most widely used by lecturers and students because sending teaching materials was easy and fast. This study investigated students’ perceptions and challenges of utilizing WhatsApp in English language learning amid the pandemic era. The method used was a qualitative method. The researcher used a purposive sampling technique in selecting the participants. The participants in this study amounted to 12 EFL students of 2nd semester of STAIN Teungku Dirundeng Meulaboh. A semi-structured interview was used as data collection techniques. The interview data were analyzed using the Miles and Huberman flow model. The results showed that students used social media to learn and improve their English skills. WhatsApp is the most used application, considered fun, comfortable, helpful, and easy to use. WhatsApp is not only effective and time-saving, it also motivates students in learning English. In addition, WhatsApp uses less internet quota than other online applications. Even so, the internet connection, internet quota, and storage capacity on their devices are still challenges for the students. It can be concluded that the students have positive perceptions of using WhatsApp to learn English. https://journal.iainlangsa.ac.id/index.php/jl3t/article/view/2803WhatsappEnglish LearningPerceptionsChallengesPandemic Era |
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| title | WhatsApp and English Learning: Students’ Perceptions and Challenges in Pandemic Era |
| title_full | WhatsApp and English Learning: Students’ Perceptions and Challenges in Pandemic Era |
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| title_short | WhatsApp and English Learning: Students’ Perceptions and Challenges in Pandemic Era |
| title_sort | whatsapp and english learning students perceptions and challenges in pandemic era |
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