Sofa, Eros Meilina
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Journal : Edulitics (Education, Literature, and Linguistics) Journal

STUDENTS' PERCEPTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF BLENDED LEARNING IN A LARGE ENGLISH CLASS Fachri Ali; Eros Meilina Sofa
Edulitics (Education, Literature, and Linguistics) Journal Vol 3 No 1 (2018): June, 2018
Publisher : Prodi Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris, Fakultas Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan, Universitas Islam Darul Ulum Lamongan*

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This present study aims to explore Institut Agama Islam Negeri Pekalongan students’ perceptions regarding the implementation of combining the features of face-to-face instruction and online learning via Edmodo learning management system (LMS) called blended learning (BL) in their large English class. This research was conducted in the class consisted of 46 students who took English III course at the university. The participants completed three types of open-ended questionnaires. The findings reveal that the implementation of BL had a positive effect on perceived quality and student satisfaction in the teaching and learning processes. Most of the students commented that the implementation of BL helped make the course and activities interesting because of the technology integration in their large class. BL, likewise, encouraged them to enhance their language skills, particularly reading and writing. These results illustrate that the language skills could be also improved by incorporating the tremendous advancement of technology as a part of language instruction. Meanwhile, another finding reports that BL might have a better impact on the students’ level of engagement since most of the research participants rated themselves as more engaged in this blended course. Keywords: Blended Learning, Perceptions, Engagement, Large English Class
THE EXISTENCE OF GTM IN TEACHING ENGLISH TO CURRENT STUDENTS Eros Meilina Sofa
Edulitics (Education, Literature, and Linguistics) Journal Vol 4 No 1 (2019): June, 2019
Publisher : Prodi Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris, Fakultas Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan, Universitas Islam Darul Ulum Lamongan*

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This study investigates three problems, which are the practice of Grammar Translation Method (GTM) in English learning for current students, the students’ attitude on learning English using GTM, and characteristics of students which are best taught using this method. In order to get the data, this study used a qualitative approach to analyze the data and it is a kind of case study. The researcher observed the classroom activity and delivered the questionnaire to the students. After getting the result and analyzing the data, this study draws some conclusions. First, GTM is still effective and needed to teach English to current students. Second, not only passive, but also active students who can take benefits from the implementation of this traditional method because it does not perform pure passive learning, but it is also adjusted with the current students’ characteristics. Third, both fast and slow learners are able to follow the lecturer’s instruction when he teaches using GTM because this method accommodates what the slow learners need to achieve the learning goals. Keywords: Grammar Translation Method, Current Students, English Learning