Lecturers’ and Students’ Perception on Teaching and Learning Speaking in Online Class

Abstract

Online learning of speaking subjects raises several points of view such as perceptions in carrying out online learning with the zoom application. In this research, there are two that are explored; (1) Lecturer's perception of teaching speaking in online class and (2) Student's perception of learning to speak in online class. This study used descriptive qualitative method. This research was conducted at the Indonesian Muslim University for lecturers and speaking students in the second semester of the 2021/2022 academic year. The participants of this research were two lecturers and twenty students from two speaking classes majoring in English education. Data from the study were obtained from observations and interviews. The results of this study indicate that there are five perceptions expressed by lecturers and students including, perceptions of usefulness, ease of use, attitudes towards use, intentions, and actual use. Where all these perceptions produce positive perceptions both from the perception of lecturers and from student perceptions. Although negative perceptions still exist in some indicators, positive perceptions are still the dominant perception in this study. The findings of this study can be used as reflection material for English lecturers and students in carrying out the online learning process using this application when teaching or learning, and can find more interesting learning methods.