Manuscript Title:

STUDENTS’ PERCEPTIONS ON THE APPLICATION OF GOOGLE CLASSROOM AS LEARNING AID IN EFL CLASSROOM

Author:

Syarifudin, Afif Ikhwanul Muslimin

DOI Number:

DOI:10.17605/OSF.IO/N7E36

Published : 2021-06-10

About the author(s)

1. Syarifudin - Associate Professor, Education and Teacher Training Faculty, Mataram State Islamic University Universitas Islam Negeri Mataram, Indonesia 2. Afif Ikhwanul Muslimin - Assistant Professor, English Department of State Islamic University Universitas Islam Negeri Mataram,
Indonesia

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Abstract

The non-conducive teaching and learning process in EFL Classroom at state Islamic university, Mataram in academic year 2018/2019 due to the earthquake strike made the university and lecturer thought to manage the class. As also being regulated by the university, the lecturer implemented a blended-flipped class model using Google classroom application to teach the introduction to English linguistics (IEL) subject. Due to its effectiveness, the lecturer was intended to study the perception on 1) the students’ attitude towards the application of Google classroom as well as how students feel when operating the application, 2) the advantage of Google Classroom, and 3) the future behavioural intention towards Google classroom among 80 students from five different classes who attended IEL class. The results were: 1) Google classroom was significant as a tool in learning IEL subject specifically and language learning globally, 2) it was as the aid to overcome the non-conducive classroom situation at English Education Department (Tadris Bahasa Inggris) at UIN Mataram, and 3) it increased students’ engagement in learning through Google classroom discussions before the class to improve students readiness in class further discussion.


Keywords

Perception, Google Classroom, EFL