EFL Teachers’ Perceived Efficacy of Digital Platforms in Varied Online English Classes in a Higher Education

Authors

  • Fitriatul Masitoh Institut Agama Islam Negeri (IAIN) Kediri, Indonesia
  • Ima Fitriyah Institut Agama Islam Negeri (IAIN) Kediri, Indonesia
  • Irma Khairany Mumtaza PT. Jago Bahasa Inspira, Indonesia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33394/jollt.v12i1.9298

Keywords:

EFL teachers, Online learning, Digital platforms, Covid-19 pandemic,

Abstract

As the Covid-19 pandemic progressed, such measures disrupted schools and universities. Leaders of educational institutions identified online learning as the best option for students and teachers to continue their education when they were unable to attend school. Although EFL students' and teachers’ attitudes toward online learning were much discussed in the context of higher education, little evidence addresses how EFL teachers practice digital platforms in various EFL programs. This study aimed to investigate numerous digital platforms utilized by EFL teachers for online learning and the purposes in using those platforms. It also tried to find out the most frequently used platforms during the pandemic. Using a qualitative approach, this study involved ten EFL teachers from the English Education Program and non-English Education Programs (General English and ESP) of all faculties in a state Islamic institute in Indonesia. Through a closed and open questionnaire, this study found that all EFL teachers combined multiple digital platforms (the college’s e-learning platform developed from Moodle, WhatsApp group, YouTube, Google Form, Google Meet, Zoom meeting, Google Drive, Socrative, and Quizziz) for various purposes in online classroom activities. In addition, college’s e-learning platform developed from Moodle, WhatsApp group, and YouTube were found to be the most frequently used due to the benefits for online learning. In light of these findings, a discussion of the research implications for institutions of higher education and potential future researchers is presented.

Author Biographies

Fitriatul Masitoh, Institut Agama Islam Negeri (IAIN) Kediri

Fitriatul Masitoh is a lecturer of State Islamic Institute (IAIN) of Kediri-cum-a Ph.D. candidate in the Graduate School of English Language Education, Faculty of Letters, Universitas Negeri Malang, Indonesia. Her current research interests are related to Technology in ELT, English for students with special needs, Teachers Professional Developement (TPD), and Identity construction.

Ima Fitriyah, Institut Agama Islam Negeri (IAIN) Kediri

Ima Fitriyah is a faculty member of English Education Department at Islamic Institute of Kediri, Indonesia. Currently, she is doing her Ph.D study at Universitas Negeri Malang, Indonesia. Her research interests are Teaching English as Foreign Language ( TEFL), Language assessment, curriculum and material development and teaching English language skills. She has published some research on her interests in several scopus indexes journal

Irma Khairany Mumtaza, PT. Jago Bahasa Inspira

Irma Khairany Mumtaza is currently an English teacher working in an informal education, PT. Jago Bahasa Inspira. She received a bachelor's degree in English Education from State Islamic Institute of Kediri. Her research interest is related to online professional development for teachers.

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Masitoh, F., Fitriyah, I., & Mumtaza, I. K. (2024). EFL Teachers’ Perceived Efficacy of Digital Platforms in Varied Online English Classes in a Higher Education. Journal of Languages and Language Teaching, 12(1), 463–474. https://doi.org/10.33394/jollt.v12i1.9298

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