The massive emergence of virtual learning platforms in early 2020 has gradually replaced face-to-face interaction in the teaching and learning process throughout the globe. All teachers and students have used virtual learning platforms due to the impact of the Coronaviruses Disease-19 (Covid-19) outbreak since the beginning of December 2019, including teachers and students at MTs. Negeri Palopo. This research aims to figure out students’ perceptions towards the strategies used by the teacher in teaching English using virtual learning platforms during the COVID-19 pandemic at MTs. Negeri Palopo. The method used was a kuantitaf method. Through an online questionnaire, the researchers administered a close-ended questionnaire to the eighth-grade students of MTs Negeri Palopo. The data were analyzed using descriptive qualitative and statistical analysis. The result of this research indicates that the students of MTs. Negeri Palopo had a very positive perception towards the strategies that the teachers used using virtual learning platforms during the COVID-19 pandemic, with a mean score of 74,09.

This research aims at figuring out strategies that the teachers use at SMP Negeri 3 Palopo in teaching English during the COVID-19 pandemic and obstacles in the teaching process during the COVID-19 pandemic at SMP Negeri 3 Palopo. The method used was a mixed method in a convergent parallel design. Through an online questionnaire, the researchers administered a close-ended questionnaire to the eight grade students, and an open-ended questionnaire was administered to the English teachers of SMP Negeri 3 Palopo. The data were analyzed using description qualitative and statistical analysis. The result of this research indicates that the teachers used different strategies in teaching English as they were adjusted to the pandemic situation and the students’ needs. Several obstacles were faced during distance learning during the COVID-19 pandemic, including the unstable internet connection, students’ different economic backgrounds, the distractions of learning at home, and the difficulty of achieving learning objectives as both the students and teachers were required to adjust with the new situation in a short period of time.