The Integration of ICT in ELT Practices: The Study on Teachers’ Perspective in New Normal Era

<p class="0abstract">The emergence of the Covid-19 Pandemic has defined more dependence upon the involvement of ICT in EFL Class. This study investigates the integration of ICT in English teaching practices among teachers in the EFL context in a new normal setting. To achieve the aim of the study, a mixed-method approach has been applied. Thirty- two EFL teachers of junior high school who joined as members of Musyarawah Guru Mata Pelajaran (MGMP-English Teacher Regional Forum) in Bitung City, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. They have been selected as the participants for their familiarity for teaching English using the technological tools and for their teaching experience. A quantitative inquiry is carried out by distributing a questionnaire of twenty-three items adapted from two questionnaires namely those of Mailizar & Fan, and Almalki. Due to the Pandemic, the questionnaires are distributed by utilizing Google form, and then, the responses are analyzed by using SPSS tool. The qualitative data are in the forms of interview as the verification to deepen the discussion of the quantitative results. The semi-structured interview is performed and the responses are analyzed in triangulation method. The study showed that teachers’ knowledge and perception toward the integration of ICT is high. Further, this study found that despite acknowledging the importance of the enjoyment of integrating the ICT in the learning process, teachers identified the aspects of learners’ lack of technological literacy and infrastructure, and lack of motivation can be barriers for the success of the ICT integration. For such challenges, the study also revealed that teachers attempt to practice a sort of home visit and invitation learning and encouraging the making of soft skills for class activity management. These findings expectedly contribute to define the role of ICT in the current pandemic era.</p>

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The Role of Interpersonal Communication in Students’ Self-control to Avoid Substance Abuse

Ijtimā iyya Journal of Muslim Society Research ◽

10.24090/ijtimaiyya.v5i2.4156 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 5 (2) ◽

pp. 84-94

Author(s):

Ade Tuti Turistiati ◽

Baby Poernomo

Keyword(s):

High School Students ◽

Drug Abuse ◽

Interpersonal Communication ◽

Junior High School ◽

Phenomenological Approach ◽

Structured Interview ◽

Self Control ◽

School Students ◽

Qualitative Research Design

This study aims at answering the questions what causes many junior high school students fall into drug abuse, and what kind of treatment must be done so that students have self-control and are not subject to drug abuse. This study employed a phenomenological approach of a qualitative research design. In this study a semi-structured interview is used to understand how participants experienced the phenomenon. The research revealed that the interpersonal communication has a major role in students' self-control so as not to fall into drug abuse. This study contributes significantly to educational field particularly teachers in secondary schools so that it can be used as a reference to provide counseling to parents about the importance of interpersonal communication to build students’ self-control to prevent teens from falling into drug abuse.

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Teachers’ Reflective Practice and Challenges in an Indonesian EFL Secondary School Classroom

International Journal of Language Education ◽

10.26858/ijole.v4i2.13893 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 4 (2) ◽

pp. 289

Author(s):

La Sunra - La Sunra ◽

Haryanto Haryanto ◽

Sahril Nur

Keyword(s):

Reflective Practice ◽

Junior High School ◽

Teaching And Learning ◽

Teaching Experience ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

Structured Interview ◽

Effective Teacher ◽

Junior High School Teachers ◽

Inadequate Knowledge ◽

Efl Teachers

This study investigated the EFL teachers’ perception and practices of reflection in teaching. The study was conducted through qualitative method by purposive sampling technique. The data were collected through semi-structured interview, and documentation from seven EFL Junior High School teachers in Makassar. The results of the study showed that the EFL teachers perceived reflective practice mainly as an evaluative process to their teaching experience. They all believed that reflective practice was one of the effective teacher characteristics and useful for increasing the quality of teaching and learning. Their reflections were mostly at descriptive and dialogic level. Inadequate knowledge and workload were identified by the EFL teachers as the challenges to reflection.

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Teacher’s Reinforcements Affecting Students’ Willingness to Communicate (WTC): A Photovoice in EFL Classroom

Indonesian Journal of EFL and Linguistics ◽

10.21462/ijefl.v5i2.299 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 5 (2) ◽

pp. 389

Author(s):

Siti Jayanti Rahma ◽

Bambang A. Loeneto ◽

Soni Mirizon

Keyword(s):

Learning Process ◽

Teaching And Learning ◽

Great Influence ◽

Willingness To Communicate ◽

Ict Integration ◽

Ict Use ◽

Integration Program ◽

Teachers And Students ◽

Integration Of Ict

In a globalization era, everything depends on technology. Technology has been developing in the role of teaching and learning process. This study aimed to find out: (1) the teachers’ perception of ICT use in their teaching and learning process; (2) to evaluate the progress of ICT integration program during the last five years at the school;(3) the problems faced by the teacher and students in using the ICT in the classroom; and (4) effects of using ICT in teaching and learning process. Twelve students and two teachers of English were chosen using purposive sampling as the respondents. Method of the study was descriptive qualitative research. The questionnaire, interview, observation, and documentation were used to collect the data. The results of the study showed that first, the teachers had positive attitude toward the use of ICT; second, the integration of ICT was found from the school’s facilities, the teachers’ participation in attending seminar and trainings, and the use of ICT for assignments in and outside the classrooms; third, the number of computers and a power blackout were the problems faced by both teachers and students; and fourth, from the questionnaires and interview, the teachers and students claimed that the ICT had great influence in teaching and learning process.

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Teachers’ Practices and Perceptions of the Use of ICT in ELT Classrooms in the Pre-Covid 19 Pandemic Era and Suggestions for the 'New Normal'

LSP International Journal ◽

10.11113/lspi.v7n1.100 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 7 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Ang Sher Ryn ◽

Sandaran, SC

Keyword(s):

Teaching And Learning ◽

English Language ◽

Language Teaching ◽

Learning Experience ◽

Teaching Experience ◽

English Language Teaching ◽

School Level ◽

Ict Literacy ◽

Ict Integration ◽

New Normal

ICT is the acronym for Information and Communication Technology and refers to a varied set of technological tools and resources used communication to create, disseminate, store, and manage information. In the context of teaching and learning, the integration of ICT can assist students in acquiring English language competency as well as enhancing the quality of their learning experience. Previous research has shown that there exists barriers to implementing ICT in teaching and learning, i.e. teacher-level barriers and school-level barriers. Despite there being barriers for ICT integration in teaching and learning, the Covid 19 pandemic has fast tracked ICT integration, and today teachers and students worldwide have been forced to work online regardess of whether they are prepared in terms of knowledge, skills and resources for the 'technologisation' of teaching and learning. This study investigated teachers’ practices and perceptions in using ICT in English Language Teaching (ELT) with a focus on the obstacles faced by English language teachers in using ICT in their lessons, measures taken to increase their ICT usage and the perceptions of using ICT in the classroom. Respondents in this study were 18 teachers in a premier school with either a training in English language teaching or English background and at least 5 years' teaching experience. Using a 60-item questionnaire, data was gathered on respondent’s ICT literacy, obstacles faced, ICT usage and their perceptions of using ICT in the classroom. The findings of the research suggest the lack of ICT literacy and time allocated for teaching and learning process as the main obstacles faced by English teachers in using ICT. In addition, the overall ICT literacy of the teachers were still limited and needed to be improved especially in the use of internet so that they would gain more confidence in implementing ICT in their classroom. While the findings show that the main problems that had restricted the teachers in using ICT in their teaching is the lack of ICT skills and confidence in implementing ICT in the classroom, this study recommends that schools provide more training and ICT courses to teachers to improve teachers’ ICT literacy as a measure to embrace the new normal of the Covid 19 pandemic digitalised era.

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EFL teachers’ challenges in promoting learner autonomy in the 21st-century learning

Journal on English as a Foreign Language ◽

10.23971/jefl.v10i2.1881 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 10 (2) ◽

pp. 290-314

Author(s):

Putu Wiraningsih ◽

Made Hery Santosa

Keyword(s):

21St Century ◽

Junior High School ◽

Language Teaching ◽

Teaching Strategy ◽

Teaching Experience ◽

Learner Autonomy ◽

Structured Interview ◽

21St Century Learning ◽

Teaching Methodology ◽

Efl Teachers

Teachers have a responsibility to help students become autonomous learners. However, in promoting learner autonomy, the teachers were faced with the challenges. This descriptive qualitative study aimed to describe the challenges in promoting learner autonomy in 21st-century learning faced by EFL teachers and their strategies. The data were collected through a semi-structured interview technique. Four qualified EFL junior high school teachers with at least five years of teaching experience in Singaraja Bali Indonesia were involved. The interview guideline was constructed based on the dimensions of policy constraints, institutional constraints, language teaching methodology, and learner's background. The interviews were transcribed and categorized into the table of identification based on the four dimensions. Finally, the data regarding the challenges and the strategies were interpreted, and the excerpts of the interview were provided. The results show that the policy constraint identified in this study was due to the school zoning system. The institutional constraint was due to the unscheduled events. The language teaching methodology was due to the lack of knowledge of teaching strategy and different characteristics of students. Thus, in transforming the challenges into possibilities, some strategies were implemented, such as initiating activities, applying collaborative learning, and having good planning and time management.

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How do they deal with the Pandemic? The effect of secure attachment and mindfulness on adolescent resilience

Psikohumaniora Jurnal Penelitian Psikologi ◽

10.21580/pjpp.v6i1.6857 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 6 (1) ◽

pp. 103-116

Author(s):

Dewi Khurun Aini ◽

Marcus Stück ◽

Lucky Ade Sessiani ◽

Darmuin Darmuin

Keyword(s):

Junior High School ◽

Quantitative Research ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

Psychological Skills ◽

Secure Attachment ◽

New Normal ◽

Resilience Scale ◽

Convenience Sampling ◽

The City

Building resilience is a great necessity, especially for adolescents who have spent most of their time at home with their families and have also had to cope with the pandemic situation. Resilience ensures that they persevere, adapt, and rise to the occasion when dealing with difficult circumstances. This study aims to empirically test the role of secure attachment and mindfulness in adolescent resilience in the New Normal era. The subjects were 220 adolescents, students at junior high school in the city of Semarang, selected using the convenience sampling technique. The study is a correlational quantitative research using regression analysis. The instrument employed involved scales, namely the Secure Attachment Scale, the Mindfulness Scale, and the Resilience Scale. The results show a significant and positive relationship between secure attachment and mindfulness in relation to adolescents’ resilience in the New Normal. The results, therefore, indicate that families should emphasize the development of psychological skills in adolescents, especially resilience, across the country.

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THE REPRESENTATION OF LOCAL CULTURE IN INDONESIAN EFL TEXTBOOKS: RATIONALES AND IMPLICATIONS

Indonesian EFL Journal ◽

10.25134/ieflj.v5i2.1727 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 5 (2) ◽

pp. 61

Author(s):

Yogi Saputra Mahmud

Keyword(s):

High School ◽

High School Students ◽

National Culture ◽

Junior High School ◽

Curriculum Implementation ◽

Junior High ◽

Local Culture ◽

School Students ◽

Efl Context

This article discusses the representation of local culture in EFL Junior High School textbooks in Indonesia. The two primary objectives of this paper are: 1) to reveal the primary reasons of incorporating local culture in EFL textbooks, and 2) to suggest further implications in responding to the incorporation of local culture in EFL textbooks. The discussion begins with the current EFL context in Indonesia with the emphasis on the considerable changes of the curriculum implementation in the Indonesian context, in which it attempts to reveal the representation of local culture implied within the 2013 curriculum. As its main arguments, this article argues that there are two predominant reasons for representing local culture in the EFL Junior High School textbooks in Indonesia which include promoting the sense of familiarity to Junior High School students in learning English as well as strengthening the aspects of national culture and identity portrayed in the textbooks. Furthermore, this article also discusses the future implications in responding to the representation of local culture in EFL Junior High School textbooks in Indonesia, including the needs to enhance the role of teachers as well as the importance of incorporating more diverse cultural representation in the textbooks.

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Institution and Communities Participation in the Conservation Of Mangrove/Case Study in Tiwoho Village, North Province

Jurnal Wasian ◽

10.20886/jwas.v2i1.866 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 2 (1) ◽

pp. 21

Author(s):

Lis Nurrani ◽

M Bismark ◽

Supratman Tabba

Keyword(s):

Community Participation ◽

Formal Education ◽

Structured Interview ◽

Full Potential ◽

Religious Institutions ◽

North Sulawesi ◽

Village Government ◽

Mangrove Conservation

Institutional and community participation is an important aspect being the main pillar in the implementation of the rehabilitation of mangroves. There is rarely any failure in the mangrove rehabilitation because it is not supported by the institutional role to its full potential. This research aimed to inventory the role of institutions and community participation in mangrove conservation in the coastal zone, Tiwoho Village, North Sulawesi Province. Selection of study areas and respondents done by purposive sampling. Data colected by field observation and structured interview with key respondents by using the snawball method. Research showed that some institutions has a major contribution in initiating mangrove conservation in Tiwoho are public figures, village government, NGOs, religious institutions, institutions of formal education, and foreign researcher. The form of community participation in conserving mangrove among others are not cut down of mangrove wood for any reason planting seeds every oportunity and keep mangrove from other community disturbances. Several method of management are expected to be inspiration for stakeholders to be able developed a mangrove forest management system in different place which have similar characteristics.

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