The EFL Learners’ Lens on Online Teaching Speaking and its Effective Teachers at Islamic Higher Education
Keywords:
EFL Learners’ lens, effective teachers of speaking, speaking skills for daily interaction, online learning
Abstract
Learning language skills such as speaking, which is emphasized by practicing a lot, should also adjust to the online learning platform. This paper is then intended to portray how EFL learners perceive online learning to learn and improve their speaking skills. The study was done by administering an online questionnaire survey to forty-six students of UIN Sayyid Ali Rahmatullah Tulungagung who attended Speaking for Daily Interaction Subject. This study revealed that Google meet is the most helpful learning application for online speaking classes, but attending offline classroom meetings is preferable to improve their speaking skills. Although there are some challenges, such as feeling insecure, less social contact with practicing speaking, and a bad internet connection, they claim that their skills of using a daily expression in English are getting improved through using appropriate online learning applications taught by an effective teacher. The portrait of the effective teacher of speaking was also ferreted out. These findings are pedagogically implemented to conduct an effective online speaking class. Yet, because this study was conducted with a small scope of respondents, then future researchers are suggested to include a wider scope of respondents in order to contribute to the finding of this research.
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Alawamleh, M., Al-Twait, L. M., & Al-Saht, G. R. (2020). The effect of online learning on communication between instructors and students during Covid-19 pandemic. Asian Education and Development Studies.
Albino, G. (2017). Improving speaking fluency in a task-based language teaching approach: The case of EFL learners at PUNIV-Cazenga. Sage open, 7(2), 2158244017691077.
Al-Sobhi, B. M. S., & Preece, A. S. (2018). Teaching English speaking skills to the Arab students in the Saudi school in Kuala Lumpur: Problems and solutions. International Journal of Education and Literacy Studies, 6(1), 1-11.
Alzeebaree, Y., & Zebari, I. (2021). What makes an effective EFL teacher: High school students' perceptions. The Asian ESP Journal. 169-183
Anderson, V., Rabello, R., Wass, R., Golding, C., Rangi, A., Eteuati, E., ... & Waller, A. (2020). Good teaching as care in higher education. Higher Education, 79(1), 1-19.
Bailey, D. R., & Lee, A. R. (2020). Learning from experience in the midst of COVID-19: Benefits, challenges, and strategies in online teaching. Computer-Assisted Language Learning Electronic Journal, 21(2), 178-198.
Baron, R. (2020). Students’ Perception on Online Application in Speaking Skill e-Learning. VELES Voices of English Language Education Society, 4(2), 213-221.
Bremner, N. (2019). What makes an effective English language teacher? The life histories of 13 Mexican university students. English Language Teaching, 13(1), 163-179.
Bsharat, T. R., & Barahmeh, M. Y. (2020). The Influence of Applying Educational Active Drama in Enhancing Speaking Skills in Teaching-Learning English Language: A Theoretical Response. Technium Soc. Sci. J., 14, 10.
Burden, P. R., & Byrd, D. M. (1999). Methods for Effective Teaching: Meeting the Needs of all Students. Eighth Ed. New York: Pearson Education. Inc.
Bursalı, N., & Öz, H. (2018). The role of goal setting in metacognitive awareness as a self-regulatory behavior in foreign language learning. International Online Journal of Education and Teaching (IOJET), 5(3). 662-671. http://iojet.org/index.php/IOJET/article/view/455/260
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Caniato, M., Marzi, A., & Gasparella, A. (2021). How much COVID-19 face protections influence speech intelligibility in classrooms? Applied Acoustics, 178, 108051.
DEWAELE, J. M., Magdalena, A. F., & Saito, K. (2019). The effect of perception of teacher characteristics on Spanish EFL learners’ anxiety and enjoyment. The Modern Language Journal, 103(2), 412-427.
Ding, J. (2021). Exploring Effective Teacher-Student Interpersonal Interaction Strategies in English as a Foreign Language Listening and Speaking Class. Frontiers in Psychology, 4374. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.765496.
Efriana, L. (2021). Problems of online learning during COVID-19 pandemic in EFL classroom and the solution. JELITA, 38-47.
Fakhruddin, A. (2018). Using Google Meet in teaching speaking. Journal of English Language Learning (JELL), 2(2), 43-46.
Fitriani, Y., Bandung, M., & Kadri, M. K. (2020). Students’ Perspective of Online Learning on Speaking Class during Covid-19 Pandemic. Humanitatis: Journal of Language and Literature, 7(1), 1-12.
Gaol, R. L., & Sitepu, A. (2020). The Influence of Used Good-Based Learning Media on the Value of Chracter Education and Student's Motivation to Study. Budapest International Research and Critics in Linguistics and Education (BirLE) Journal, 3(4), 1696-1703.
Gasser, L., Grütter, J., Buholzer, A., & Wettstein, A. (2018). Emotionally supportive classroom interactions and students' perceptions of their teachers as caring and just. Learning and Instruction, 54, 82-92. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.learninstruc.2017.08.003
González‐Lloret, M. (2020). Collaborative tasks for online language teaching. Foreign Language Annals, 53(2), 260-269.https://doi.org/10.1111/flan.12466
Hasibuan, S. (2019). Development of Child Worksheets Based on the Story as Subtheme “My Body” to Improve Students' Speaking Abilities at Al-Ikhlas Early Childhood Education and Development (ECED) Medan Amplas. Budapest International Research in Linguistics and Education Sciences (BirLE), P.539-546.
Heng, K., & Sol, K. (2021). Online learning during COVID-19: Key challenges and suggestions to enhance effectiveness. Cambodian Journal of Educational Research, 1(1), 3-16.
Hernik, J., & Jaworska, E. (2018, May). The effect of enjoyment on learning. In Proceedings of INTED2018 Conference, 5th-7th March 2018, Valencia, Spain (Vol. 1, pp. 508-514).
Hismanoglu, M. (2019). A study on the qualities of effective EFL teachers from the perspectives of preparatory program Turkish EFL students. International Journal of Curriculum and Instruction, 11(1), 101-124.
Hussain, S. (2017). Teaching speaking skills in communication classroom. International Journal of Media, Journalism and Mass Communications, 3(3), 14-21.
Jabir, I. T., Rohana, R., & Pada, A. (2021). The Effect Of Use Powtoo Learning Media To Student Learning Motivation On 3rd Grade On Indonesia Subjects At Islamic Elementary School Athirah 1 Makassar. International Journal of Elementary School Teacher, 1(1), 56-66.
Kara, E., Ayaz, A. D., & Dündar, T. (2017). Challenges in EFL speaking classes in Turkish context. European Journal of Language and Literature, 3(2), 66-74.
Krebt, D. M. (2017). The effectiveness of role play techniques in teaching speaking for EFL college students. Journal of Language Teaching and Research, 8(5), 863.
Kuning, D. S. (2019). Technology in teaching speaking skill. Journal of English Education, Literature and Linguistics, 2(1), 50-59.
Lei, H., Cui, Y., & Chiu, M. M. (2018). The relationship between teacher support and students' academic emotions: A meta-analysis. Frontiers in psychology, 8, 2288. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.02288
Leong, L. M., & Ahmadi, S. M. (2017). An Analysis Of Factors Influencing Learners’english Speaking Skill. International Journal of Research in English Education, pp: 34-41
Lim, F. P. (2017). An analysis of synchronous and asynchronous communication tools in e-learning. Advanced Science and Technology Letters, 143(46), 230-234. http://dx.doi.org/10.14257/astl.2017.143.46
Mahoney, J., & Hall, C. A. (2020). Exploring online learning through synchronous and asynchronous instructional methods. In Exploring online learning through synchronous and asynchronous instructional methods (pp. 52-76). IGI Global.
Megat Abdul Rahim, P. R., Idris, S. L., Abdul Rahman, Z. I., Ya Shaq, M. S., & Nasir, N. F. (2021). Approaching listening and speaking skills using online to facilitate interactive learning from students’ perspectives. Asian Journal of University Education (AJUE), 7(2), 203-214.
Mohammed, G. M. S. (2021). Speaking skills in online learning: An investigation of the strategies used by EFL learners at the University of Bisha. Asian EFL Journal, 28(2.3), 120-134.
Nair, V., & Md Yunus, M. (2022). Using Digital Storytelling to Improve Pupils’ Speaking Skills in the Age of COVID 19. Sustainability, 14(15), 9215.
Namaziandost, E., & Nasri, M. (2019). A meticulous look at Long’s (1981) interaction hypothesis: does it have any effect on speaking skill. Journal of Applied Linguistics and Language Research, 6(2), 218-230.
Peterson, A. T., Beymer, P. N., & Putnam, R. T. (2018). Synchronous and asynchronous discussions: Effects on cooperation, belonging, and affect. Online Learning, 22(4), 7-25.
Pratiwi, D. L. R. B. I. (2019, November). instagram video: the media to improve english speaking competence. in eltic conference (Vol. 4, No. 1).
Puspitarini, Y. D., & Hanif, M. (2019). Using Learning Media to Increase Learning Motivation in Elementary School. Anatolian Journal of Education, 4(2), 53-60.
Rakhmanina, L., & Kusumaningrum, D. (2017). The Effectiveness Of Video Blogging In Teaching Speaking Viewed From Students’learning Motivation. Proceedings of ISELT FBS Universitas Negeri Padang, 5, 27-34.
Rao, P. S. (2019). The importance of speaking skills in English classrooms. Alford Council of International English & Literature Journal (ACIELJ), 2(2), 6-18.
Renandya, W. A., Hamied, F. A., & Nurkamto, J. (2018). English language proficiency in Indonesia: Issues and prospects. Journal of Asia TEFL, 15(3), 618.
Riadil, I. G. (2020). A Study of Students’ Perception: Identifying EFL Learners’ Problems in Speaking Skill. International Journal of Education, Language, and Religion, 2(1), 31-38.
Sakkir, G., Dollah, S., & Ahmad, J. (2021). Characteristics of a Good Efl Teacher: Indonesian Efl Students Perspectives. Jurnal Nalar Pendidikan, 9(1), 52-59.
Songbatumis, A. M. (2017). Challenges in teaching English faced by English teachers at MTsN Taliwang, Indonesia. Journal of foreign language teaching and learning, 2(2), 54-67.
Styfanyshyn, I., & Kalymon, Y. (2020). Online practice for speaking English. Publishing house «European Scientific Platform», 124-132.
Sun, Z., Lin, C. H., You, J., Shen, H. J., Qi, S., & Luo, L. (2017). Improving the English-speaking skills of young learners through mobile social networking. Computer assisted language learning, 30(3-4), 304-324.
Syafiq, A. N., Rahmawati, A., Anwari, A., & Oktaviana, T. (2021). Increasing Speaking Skill through YouTube Video as English Learning Material during Online Learning in Pandemic Covid-19. Elsya: Journal of English Language Studies, 3(1), 50-55.
Tarajová, R., & Metruk, R. (2020). Characteristics of an effective EFL teacher: Perspectives of Slovak EFL students and teachers. European Journal of Education Studies, 7(12), 319-331
Wajdi, M., & Amir, N. (2021). Improving Students' Motivation and Learning Outcomes Using Edmodo Learning Media Assisted with Meeting Room Media on The Circulation System Materials. IJORER: International Journal of Recent Educational Research, 2(4), 392-401.
Yuniarti, N. E., Mulyadi, D., & Ifadah, M. (2019). The Effectiveness of Edmodo and Schoology in Teaching Speaking. English Focus: Journal of English Language Education, 3(1), 11-20. DOI: 10.24905/efj.v3i1.60
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2022-12-19
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Iftanti, E. (2022). The EFL Learners’ Lens on Online Teaching Speaking and its Effective Teachers at Islamic Higher Education. Dinamika Ilmu, 22(2), 451-469. https://doi.org/10.21093/di.v22i2.5347
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