Students' Perception of Video Material Used in Online English Learning During Pandemic

Abstract

Video is an audio-visual technology that is used as an alternative way for teachers to deliver the material in the distance learning process, especially in a pandemic situation. English online learning through video offers many benefits even though there are obstacles faced by the students and the teachers, also. This research aims to know the students' perception toward the video material used by the teacher in English online learning during the pandemic in SMK Sunan Kalijogo Jabung. This research generally answered two problem formulations as follows; 1) How do students perceive the video material used by the teacher in online English learning during the pandemic? 2) How do students use videos to enhance their learning and improve their English skills? The data was collected through interviews and documentation. Descriptive qualitative research was considered as an appropriate approach as a type of research. It is for this reason that this study explored the students' perception toward English online learning using video which coming from students' experience during the Covid-19 pandemic. The result of this research was presented descriptively to expose the students' perceptions. The researcher found that not all of the students have good perceptions toward English online learning using video. They thought that learning in class is the better one even though learning English using video can increase their English skills. Based on the findings, it shows that the English teachers can still deliver material in video form even though they are not used to it today. Video gives them easiness to enhance their English skills especially found new vocabularies and how to speak with people in certain situations. Interesting visual of video, the colloquial language, and teachers' explanation before giving video material, expected to increase the students' motivation in learning English using video also they will get used to the learning model. Further exploration about using video in English online learning during a pandemic can be observed in other research by future researchers.

Keywords: Video, Perception, Online English Learning