The Implementation of Online Learning Strategy in Teaching English at Indonesian Secondary Education

Abstract

This study aims to describe teachers' perceptions of their online learning strategies in teaching English in junior secondary education in Indonesia, to determine the application of online learning strategies to teaching English in Indonesian secondary education, and to determine the impact of teachers' English teaching strategies on influencing the process of learning English for junior high school students in Indonesia from online learning by the teacher and to find out the impact of the strategy on students' English in Indonesian secondary education. This research is a qualitative descriptive study. Purposive sampling was used to collect samples from two English teachers who teach online learning at SMP Negeri 1 Pallangga Gowa. The instruments used in this study were interviews and observations. The research findings indicate that all teachers already know about the concept of online learning, namely learning at an indirect or face-to-face distance, and requires media to support learning activities. In addition, teachers use media as their teaching strategy. Students are asked to watch videos as their assignments based on the material given by the teacher. This strategy can improve students' English, especially in 4 skills in English, namely speaking, reading, listening and writing. On the other hand, the teacher stated that online teaching and learning has several advantages and disadvantages, but both teachers hope that students and teachers can use online applications as a medium to help the teaching and learning process in English class.