Institutional Repository | Satya Wacana Christian University: Students' Perceptions in Learning English Using Group Work Activities

STUDENTS’ PERCEPTIONS IN LEARNING ENGLISH
USING GROUP WORK ACTIVITIES

Ivana Arlene Wellington
Faculty of Language and Literature, Satya Wacana Christian University,
Salatiga – Indonesia.
Abstract
Group work activity has been very popular nowadays because it gives the students
chance to speak more, to share ideas, to overcome the problems given, and to
think critically. Many research conducted by many experts show that it gave
benefits and positive impacts to the students. However, no research presented the
students’ perceptions about group work activities. Thus, this study focused on the
students’ perceptions about group work activities. The participants were 60
students of Satya Wacana High School. The study shows that most of the
participants had the same perspective toward group work activities and most of
their attitude toward it was positive. Although most of the students felt that group
work activities gave them positive impacts, yet, some students saw it differently.
When it came to the problems they encountered in doing group work activities,
most of them responded that many students were not actively involved in the
group work activities. The participants also stated that group work activity was
not very effective because it required a lot of time.

Key Words: students’ perceptions, group work activities, benefits, problems.