Persepsi dan Tantangan Siswa dalam Pembelajaran Online Selama Pandemi: Konteks Pembelajaran Berbicara Bahasa Inggris di Sekolah Menengah Atas

Students' Perception and Challenges on Online Learning During Pandemic: EFL Senior High School Speaking Learning Context

Pembelajaran speaking di kelas EFL harus dilakukan secara online di masa pandemi Covid-19 di Indonesia. Studi ini menyelidiki persepsi siswa tentang pembelajaran berbicara di kelas EFL online selama pandemi. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode campuran dengan kuantitatif dan kualitatif, angket skala Likert serta wawancara dengan pertanyaan terbuka kepada 75 siswa kelas X SMA di Surabaya, Jawa Timur yang telah menerapkan pembelajaran berbicara online di kelas EFL. Hasil penelitian mengungkapkan bahwa siswa mempersepsikan pembelajaran EFL online sulit untuk dipahami, dan tidak mendukung penerapan pembelajaran speaking dengan tantangan seperti masalah koneksi jaringan, rendahnya motivasi belajar siswa, dan kesulitan untuk menemukan platform yang sesuai untuk mempraktekan speaking. Namun, mereka juga merasakan bahwa dalam pembelajaran ini, guru berusaha semaksimal mungkin untuk menyampaikan materi pembelajaran EFL dengan memilih metode dan materi yang dianggap lebih mudah dipahami.

Keywords: pembelajaran online, persepsi siswa, pembelajaran EFL, Speaking

Speaking learning in EFL classes must be carried out online during the Covid-19 pandemic in Indonesia. This study investigates students' perceptions of learning speaking in online EFL classes during the pandemic. This study used mixed method with quantitative and qualitative, likert scale questionnaire as well as interviews with open-ended questions to 72 students of class X SMA in Surabaya, East Java who have applied online speaking learning in EFL classes. The results reveal that students perceive online EFL learning is difficult to understand, and do not support the application of speaking learning with its own challenges such as connection problem, less students’ learning motivation, and the difficulties to find the appropriate method and platform to practice speaking. However, they also perceive that in this learning, teachers do their best to deliver EFL learning materials by choosing methods and materials that are considered easier to understand.

Keywords: online learning, student perception, EFL learning, speaking.