| dc.description.abstract | This research presents the students’ perceptions of using a zoom cloud meeting application in online reading classes. Reading is an essential skill in language learning development, and it is compulsory to map EFL students reading learning and improve their reading comprehension skills. However, in the Pandemic era, learning and teaching have to be conducted online, in distance learning. In this virtual learning condition, the media is very important to make learning activities in the classroom run optimally with the help of technological innovation such as a zoom cloud meeting.
The research used a descriptive qualitative approach with a descriptive study as the research design. The subjects were 33 third-semester students of the English Department of UNISMA Malang. In investigating students’ perceptions, the researcher used online questionnaires and interviews as the instruments for collecting data.
The findings of this study showed the students’ perceptions of using a zoom cloud meeting application in taking online reading classes were positive in some aspects, such as enjoying to use, the interest, and challenge, the ease of understanding, and the benefits of using the Zoom Cloud application. Unfortunately, the students’ perceptions in online reading classes were negatively related to the getting some troubles, such as bad internet connection and financial problems in buying internet quota data.
The researcher suggested the lecturers have to share more interesting materials conducted during online reading classes. The lecturers should also give dynamic methodological concepts to conduct the material which will be given to the students even though the situation was not a comforting figure because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Then, students must be more active and always motivate themselves to study hard even in online learning conditions. This research is expected to be useful for other researchers and also can be a reference or inspiration for future researchers who take interest in the field of students’ perceptions of using Zoom Cloud Meeting in online reading classes.
Keywords: Students’ Perceptions, Online Reading Classes, Zoom Cloud Meeting | en_US |
