ABSTRACT
Nurul Afiah Suaib, 2022. Students’ Challenges in Online English Synchronous Learning through Google Meet. A Thesis of English Department, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Muhammadiyah University of Makassar.
Supervised by Syamsiarna Nappu and Ismail Sangkala.
This research aimed at finding out the students’ challenges on the synchronous learning through Google Meet focused on online English learning. The researcher used descriptive qualitative research as research. The population of this research was the students at the eighth-grade students of SMPN 1 Bontonompo who have been learning online synchronous learning through Google Meet. The participant was 10 students selected by a purposive sampling technique. The instrument of this research was structured interviews.
The result of the research showed that there were challenges and difficulties on English online learning through Google Meet which was implemented at SMPN 1 Bontonompo, they are unstable internet connections in learning, limited learning media because students did not have laptops or smartphones, limited time and techniques in providing online explanations, and students did not understand the material during online learning. So it can be concluded that the online learning process have some challenges who did not understand the material presented. Some of the students who did not get signal had difficulties in understanding the material during the learning process, and the teacher was also unable to directly explain students’ understanding of the material provided by the teacher.
The findings of solution for English students to face the challenges of online learning through Google Meet is to keep trying their best by following online learning and following the rules and decisions of their respective teachers because studying in the classroom with the teacher directly cannot be replaced by anything.
Keywords: Students’ challenges, Google Meet, Synchronous online learning.
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ABSTRAK
Nurul Afiah Suaib, 2022. Tantangan Siswa dalam Pembelajaran Sinkron Bahasa Inggris Online Melalui Google Meet. Jurusan Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris Universitas Muhammadiyah Makassar. Syamsiarna Nappu dan Ismail Sangkala.
Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui tantangan siswa pada pembelajaran synchronous Bahasa Inngris melalui Google Meet. Peneliti menggunakan penelitian kualitatif deskriptif sebagai penelitian. Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah siswa kelas VIII SMPN 1 Bontonompo yang telah mengikuti pembelajaran synchronous learning melalui Google Meet. Partisipan berjumlah 10 siswa yang dipilih dengan teknik purposive sampling. Instrumen penelitian ini adalah wawancara terstruktur.
Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa terdapat tantangan dan kesulitan dalam pembelajaran bahasa Inggris online melalui Google Meet yang diterapkan di SMPN 1 Bontonompo yaitu koneksi internet yang tidak stabil dalam pembelajaran, media pembelajaran yang terbatas karena siswa tidak memiliki laptop atau smartphone, keterbatasan waktu dan teknik dalam memberikan penjelasan online, dan siswa tidak memahami materi selama pembelajaran online. Sehingga dapat disimpulkan bahwa proses pembelajaran online memiliki beberapa kendala yang kurang memahami materi yang disampaikan. Beberapa siswa yang tidak mendapatkan sinyal mengalami kesulitan dalam memahami materi selama proses pembelajaran, dan guru juga tidak dapat menjelaskan secara langsung pemahaman siswa terhadap materi yang diberikan oleh guru.
Temuan solusi bagi siswa bahasa Inggris untuk menghadapi tantangan pembelajaran online melalui Google Meet adalah tetap berusaha sebaik mungkin dengan mengikuti pembelajaran online dan mengikuti aturan dan keputusan guru masing-masing karena belajar di kelas bersama guru secara langsung tidak dapat digantikan oleh apa pun.
Kata kuncis: Tantangan siswa, Google Meet, Synchronous.
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