E-Learning Implementation: Its Opportunities and Drawbacks Perceived by EFL Students
E-Learning Implementation: Its Opportunities and Drawbacks
Perceived by EFL Learners
Fitria Rahmawati, S.Pd., M.Hum.
Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta, Jl. Lingkar Selatan, Tamantirto, Kasihan, Bantul, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Corresponding e-mail: fitriarahmawati@umy.ac.id
Abstract
Technology provides numerous assistances for education, particularly for language
learning. By the presence of technology, learners get exposures to the internet which enables
them to connect and communicate with people around the world. In other words, students are
given chances to be exposed to a more interesting and interactive learning instruction. The
implementation of e-learning, thus, becomes one alternative to the teaching techniques
which empowers students as active language users. This study highlights the use of blogs
and edmodo as e-learning platforms. It aims at investigating the learners’ perceptions on the
opportunities and the drawbacks of those e-learning platforms implementation. During the
course, the learners are required to participate in e-learning discussion for additional and
supporting activity inside and outside the classroom. The activities include commenting on a
thread, analysing a specific topic or case, submitting the assignment, responding to other
students’ comment or work, taking polling and doing quizzes. The findings from the
interview with six participants revealed some issues related to the use of e-learning toward
their language skills in which by having e-learning, learners pay more attention to structure
and the use of language which becomes more formal. It also enhances their writing skill,
reading skill, vocabulary, and grammar. Some other strengths of e-learning perceived by the
participants include providing flexibility, providing updated material and information,
encouraging reading, and enriching learning resources. However, the participants also
pointed out some drawbacks of the e-learning implementation. Some of the drawbacks
perceived are decreasing social relationship, decreasing oral communication, and lessening
teachers’ direct feedback.
Keywords:
E-learning,
Internet-based
Opportunities and Drawbacks,
Language
Learning,
Web-based
Activity,
E-LEARNING IMPLEMENTATION:
ITS OPPORTUNITIES AND
DRAWBACKS PERCEIVED BY EFL
LEARNERS
E-learning Implementation:
Its Opportunities and Drawbacks Perceived
by EFL Learners
Fitria Rahmawati
English Education Department
Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta
Outline
Introduction
Recommendation
Finding and
Discussion
Literature
Review
Methodology
Background of the
Study
IT
ICT
Changing in Education
The Problems in
General
The
application
Human Resources vs Facilities
The increasing of technology and
digitalized era has become more
widespread with the use of
internet access.
E-learning
Everything revolves into electronic and digitalized
The changing
Identification and
Limitation of the
Problem
Participants of elearning feel
frustrations of being
overwhelmed with
technical problems
(Smith and Greene, 2013)
The implementation has
not got an equal portion
comparing with the face to
face learning.
Problems
Difficulties : unfamiliar with
some tools and directions in
e-learning
Lack of facilities to
support the
implementation of elearning.
Formulation of the Problem
“What are the pre-service teachers’ perceptions on the
implementation of e-learning in the EFL learning context?“
Purposes of Study
“Pre-service teachers’ perception on the opportunities and the
drawbacks of e-learning platforms implementation.”
LITERATURE REVIEW
What is e-learning ?
“E-learning is the use of internet access to obtain support during the
learning process by accessing the materials, interacting with the
content, instructor, and other student virtually”
(Ally 2008, p. 17).
Tools for e-learning
Facebook
Twitter
YouTube
Yahoo messenger
Wiki
Blog
Edmodo
Yammer
Schoology
Moodle
The Implementation of E-Learning in Language
Learning and Teaching Process
What might an
online learning
look like based
on Dudeney &
Hockly (2007) ?
Course 1: A 100 percent online
language learning course.
Course 2: A blended language
learning course
Course 3: A face to face language
learning course with additional
online materials
Kinds of Interaction
(Anderson,
2008)
student – student interaction
student – content interaction
student – teacher interaction
teacher – content interaction
teacher – teacher interaction
• E-learning forum
enhance students’
language
proficiency
Language
Skills
• English writing
proficiency
• Vocabulary and
sentence structures
Krish, Hussin,
and
Sivapuniam
(2010)
Krish, Hussin,
and
Sivapuniam
(2010)
Zhao &
McDougall
(2008)
Lee (2002)
•
Grammatical
competence.
METHODOLOGHY
Research Design
Qualitative
Research
Descriptive
Qualitative
EED of UMY
Research
Setting
Purposive
Sampling
6 Pre-service
Teachers
Research
Participant
Interview
Research
Instrument
Transcribing
Member
Checking
Data
Analysis
Coding :
1. Open
Coding
2. Axial
Coding
3. Selective
Coding
FINDING AND
DISSCUSSION
Pre-service teachers’ perception on the
implementation of online learning at
EED of UMY
• Basic Reading and
Writing
•Academic Reading and
Writing subjects
•Interpreting
•Academic Presentation
1st
Semester
2nd
Semester
7th
Semester
5th
Semester
•Argumentative Reading
and Writing
•Reading and Writing for
Career Development
•Innovative Technology
•Digital Technology in
Education
•Material Design
Pre-servi e tea hers’ per eption on the use of e-learning
toward pre-servi e tea hers’ language skills
7 Findings
Structure
Writing
skill
Grammar
Formal
language
Advanced
language
Vocabulary
Reading
skill
Pre-service teachers’ perception on the
opportunities and drawbacks of
e-learning
Opportunities of
Online Learning
Finding 1:
Flexibility
Finding 2:
Updated
material and
information
Finding 3:
Encourages
reading
Finding 4:
Personal
development
Finding 5: Rich
resources
Drawbacks of e-learning
Finding 1: Decrease social relationship
Finding 2: Decrease oral communication
Finding 3: Costly
Finding 4: Lack of internet connection
Finding 5: La k of an a tual tea hers’ feed a k
Finding 6: Lack of technological skill
Finding 7: Plagiarism and cheating
Recommendation
For futureteachers
• Demonstration or guideline.
• Make balance toward the use of online learning and face to face learning
• Enhance the implementation of online learning
For institution • Enhance the facilities and equipment
For future
researcher
• Expand the study in case of the use of online learning in learning and
teaching process
E-Learning Implementation:
Its Opportunities and Drawbacks
Perceived by EFL Learners
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Perceived by EFL Learners
Fitria Rahmawati, S.Pd., M.Hum.
Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta, Jl. Lingkar Selatan, Tamantirto, Kasihan, Bantul, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Corresponding e-mail: fitriarahmawati@umy.ac.id
Abstract
Technology provides numerous assistances for education, particularly for language
learning. By the presence of technology, learners get exposures to the internet which enables
them to connect and communicate with people around the world. In other words, students are
given chances to be exposed to a more interesting and interactive learning instruction. The
implementation of e-learning, thus, becomes one alternative to the teaching techniques
which empowers students as active language users. This study highlights the use of blogs
and edmodo as e-learning platforms. It aims at investigating the learners’ perceptions on the
opportunities and the drawbacks of those e-learning platforms implementation. During the
course, the learners are required to participate in e-learning discussion for additional and
supporting activity inside and outside the classroom. The activities include commenting on a
thread, analysing a specific topic or case, submitting the assignment, responding to other
students’ comment or work, taking polling and doing quizzes. The findings from the
interview with six participants revealed some issues related to the use of e-learning toward
their language skills in which by having e-learning, learners pay more attention to structure
and the use of language which becomes more formal. It also enhances their writing skill,
reading skill, vocabulary, and grammar. Some other strengths of e-learning perceived by the
participants include providing flexibility, providing updated material and information,
encouraging reading, and enriching learning resources. However, the participants also
pointed out some drawbacks of the e-learning implementation. Some of the drawbacks
perceived are decreasing social relationship, decreasing oral communication, and lessening
teachers’ direct feedback.
Keywords:
E-learning,
Internet-based
Opportunities and Drawbacks,
Language
Learning,
Web-based
Activity,
E-LEARNING IMPLEMENTATION:
ITS OPPORTUNITIES AND
DRAWBACKS PERCEIVED BY EFL
LEARNERS
E-learning Implementation:
Its Opportunities and Drawbacks Perceived
by EFL Learners
Fitria Rahmawati
English Education Department
Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta
Outline
Introduction
Recommendation
Finding and
Discussion
Literature
Review
Methodology
Background of the
Study
IT
ICT
Changing in Education
The Problems in
General
The
application
Human Resources vs Facilities
The increasing of technology and
digitalized era has become more
widespread with the use of
internet access.
E-learning
Everything revolves into electronic and digitalized
The changing
Identification and
Limitation of the
Problem
Participants of elearning feel
frustrations of being
overwhelmed with
technical problems
(Smith and Greene, 2013)
The implementation has
not got an equal portion
comparing with the face to
face learning.
Problems
Difficulties : unfamiliar with
some tools and directions in
e-learning
Lack of facilities to
support the
implementation of elearning.
Formulation of the Problem
“What are the pre-service teachers’ perceptions on the
implementation of e-learning in the EFL learning context?“
Purposes of Study
“Pre-service teachers’ perception on the opportunities and the
drawbacks of e-learning platforms implementation.”
LITERATURE REVIEW
What is e-learning ?
“E-learning is the use of internet access to obtain support during the
learning process by accessing the materials, interacting with the
content, instructor, and other student virtually”
(Ally 2008, p. 17).
Tools for e-learning
YouTube
Yahoo messenger
Wiki
Blog
Edmodo
Yammer
Schoology
Moodle
The Implementation of E-Learning in Language
Learning and Teaching Process
What might an
online learning
look like based
on Dudeney &
Hockly (2007) ?
Course 1: A 100 percent online
language learning course.
Course 2: A blended language
learning course
Course 3: A face to face language
learning course with additional
online materials
Kinds of Interaction
(Anderson,
2008)
student – student interaction
student – content interaction
student – teacher interaction
teacher – content interaction
teacher – teacher interaction
• E-learning forum
enhance students’
language
proficiency
Language
Skills
• English writing
proficiency
• Vocabulary and
sentence structures
Krish, Hussin,
and
Sivapuniam
(2010)
Krish, Hussin,
and
Sivapuniam
(2010)
Zhao &
McDougall
(2008)
Lee (2002)
•
Grammatical
competence.
METHODOLOGHY
Research Design
Qualitative
Research
Descriptive
Qualitative
EED of UMY
Research
Setting
Purposive
Sampling
6 Pre-service
Teachers
Research
Participant
Interview
Research
Instrument
Transcribing
Member
Checking
Data
Analysis
Coding :
1. Open
Coding
2. Axial
Coding
3. Selective
Coding
FINDING AND
DISSCUSSION
Pre-service teachers’ perception on the
implementation of online learning at
EED of UMY
• Basic Reading and
Writing
•Academic Reading and
Writing subjects
•Interpreting
•Academic Presentation
1st
Semester
2nd
Semester
7th
Semester
5th
Semester
•Argumentative Reading
and Writing
•Reading and Writing for
Career Development
•Innovative Technology
•Digital Technology in
Education
•Material Design
Pre-servi e tea hers’ per eption on the use of e-learning
toward pre-servi e tea hers’ language skills
7 Findings
Structure
Writing
skill
Grammar
Formal
language
Advanced
language
Vocabulary
Reading
skill
Pre-service teachers’ perception on the
opportunities and drawbacks of
e-learning
Opportunities of
Online Learning
Finding 1:
Flexibility
Finding 2:
Updated
material and
information
Finding 3:
Encourages
reading
Finding 4:
Personal
development
Finding 5: Rich
resources
Drawbacks of e-learning
Finding 1: Decrease social relationship
Finding 2: Decrease oral communication
Finding 3: Costly
Finding 4: Lack of internet connection
Finding 5: La k of an a tual tea hers’ feed a k
Finding 6: Lack of technological skill
Finding 7: Plagiarism and cheating
Recommendation
For futureteachers
• Demonstration or guideline.
• Make balance toward the use of online learning and face to face learning
• Enhance the implementation of online learning
For institution • Enhance the facilities and equipment
For future
researcher
• Expand the study in case of the use of online learning in learning and
teaching process
E-Learning Implementation:
Its Opportunities and Drawbacks
Perceived by EFL Learners
QUESTIONS?
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