Dipta’s Profile Dipta’s Description
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…Traditional class provides more interaction between the teacher and students. Furthermore, in traditional class there are not a lot of things
to do at home. Everything is done in class. The stress level in vocabulary web-based class is quite high. There were too many
words to memorize in one week. The time was very short…. The website itself was also problematic sometimes, miss. We need to log
in and out several times. It slowed down the work… When we only have very limited time and we still have to log in and out several
times…that was so bothering. DA16
Related to technical problems in ELTGallery, Dipta also shared that the buttons in ELTGallery’s features did not always direct him to the right pages.
Giving too many instructions also made the page error sometimes. He felt annoyed since the time was limited but the website was not accessible.
…the buttons don’t always direct us to the right destination pages. I experienced it when I wanted to repeat test seventy-five weekly
exercises. I wish I could make it faster, remake it but I had to log out first and log in again, and sometimes the page was error. It’s so
annoying because the time is limited. DA17
Further about time, Dipta said that the time to do the tasks seemed to be enough when he was in the class. Yet, when he had to do the weekly tasks at
home, the time was not enough. Moreover, when the website was also error, it reduced the time to do the tasks. Despite the limited time he had to complete the
weekly tasks, Dipta admitted that he got enough feedback to motivate him to do things better.
In the class, the time seemed enough. But for the weekly task it’s not enough. The annoying thing is when the features are error. The time
is short but we can’t do anything when the website is error. The feedbacks were good, they motivated me to do things better. They also
help me to improve my vocabulary mastery. DA28
Dipta also admitted that ELTGallery provided enough variation for the students to practice the vocabulary. Those various exercises helped the students to
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improve their way of thinking especially in some tasks. Dipta also said that the exercises were not monotonous.
…The exercises are various enough for us to practice the vocabulary. They are not monotonous. They facilitate us to develop
our way of thinking. Especially in commenting sentences part, the feedback from friends can improve our knowledge about tenses and
vocabulary. DA18
However, on the contrary, Dipta complained about the number of the tasks. He said it was too many. He thought it was because of the task variation.
The tasks were quite many, perhaps because the features of the exercises are so various. Well…actually they are good to improve our
vocabulary knowledge but it’s tiring. Too many tasks to do. DA26
At last, when he was asked his preference in choosing between web-based vocabulary class and traditional class, Dipta chose traditional class. It was because
traditional class offered less homework than web-based vocabulary class. He felt stressful with the high expectation in web-based vocabulary class. He also said
that he regretted taking this class since it was quite demanding. …I just feel happier in traditional class…the one with books and
printed handouts. It is easier, I think. It is more suitable with my learning style. I just need to study in the class, no more exercises at
home. Everything is under control because it is done in class and the lecturer check the work directly. DA24
DA31: Honestly, I felt stressful with this new teaching method, miss. It seemed that the lecturer’s expectation was very high
by applying this website. If I knew this before, I wouldn’t take this class.
Q32: So, did you regret it? DA32: I think so, miss. Because this is actually an elective course, it
should not be this complicated. Further, Dipta also felt disappointed with his result of study since he got C
as the final result. He said that he had tried his best in studying but the result was not as he expected.