EFL Students’ Speaking Learning Strategies During and After Pandemic

Abstract

This study aims to investigate what speaking learning strategies are used by EFL students during and after pandemic and how the EFL students apply speaking learning strategies during and after pandemic. The researcher used a descriptive qualitative design. The participants of this study were 30 English students in 3th semester of the English Education Department. A set of complete and valid data analysis was collected using three of instruments, there are questionnaire, interview, recording and documentation. In this study, qualitative case study was used in this research. Questionnaire and interviewed used to collect the data. Questionnaire was using English that was adopted from (Marlin et al., 2021). The language of semi-structure interview used English was conducted by face to face. The data was analyzed using (Sugiyono, 2015). From the data identification, the result of this study, during and after pandemic the EFL students using all the strategies but the most frequently used by EFL students are cognitive, metacognitive and memory strategies. The way EFL students apply speaking learning strategies during and after pandemic students apply the strategy is by reading webtoons, articles, or short stories in English to increase their vocabulary. Watch videos on YouTube, Tik-Tok, and Instagram that contain English-language podcasts, movies, and talk show content. Practice speaking English with fellow students or friends at the English club. Listen to English songs and also practice speaking English yourself in front of the mirror.

Keywords: Learning Strategies, Speaking Learning Strategies During and After Pandemic