English Teaching Materials During Global Pandemic: A Survey on Online Learning at Vocational Schools in Lampung

Abstract

Coronavirus spread around the world affects many things. Education is one of many affected sectors. Indonesia is a country which mostly effected by Coronavirus. Thousand students throughout the nations left the schools and start adapting a distance learning. It forces all teachers and students to learn and adapt to online learning. English teaching materials play a role in providing students with contextual knowledge. By far, English learning materials have only been inserted about moral values and other values. Though, English teaching materials are considered possible to be a means of learning students on issues related to disaster education. This research investigates the media platforms and materials used by English teachers during the pandemic in vocational high schools in East Lampung. The study used Cross-sectional Designs Survey with questionnaires as data collection techniques. Participants of 27 vocational schools of English teachers. The survey was done in the beginning of first semester. The aims are to know the materials and platforms which are used also to see the teachers’ understanding regarding the disaster education during a global pandemic. The findings gained are (1) Most teachers use WhatsApp in providing teaching materials. (2) The majority of respondents were aware of disaster education but only limited to COVID issues. (3) English teachers have not understood the overall disaster education. There are three main suggestions of this current work : Incorporating of teaching materials integrated with disaster education, environmental, and natural issues. Maximizing the fore on the application of online learning. Enhancing of disaster education at all levels of education.

Learning Climate Support and EFL Students’ Autonomy and Motivation in Online Learning in Indonesia

“…Furthermore, some studies were related to online classes in teaching media. Algiovan and Roza (2020) found that most English teachers in vocational schools in Lampung used WhatsApp to deliver material in online classes. Sari and Putri (2022) stated various teaching media in Yogyakarta, including chat and messages, assessment tools, video conferencing, learning management systems, content makers, video learning, and sharing platforms.…”

Assessing the Readiness of Lecturers and Students in Adapting to Online Learning in Vocational Higher Education

“…The distance learning process for vocational education is also carried out by Purnamasari (2021), Mahmut (2020), Syauqi, Munadi, and Triyono (2020), and Edy (2020) by identifying the steps taken in online learning and compared to the conventional learning process. To find out the materials and platforms used during distance learning in vocational education, research has been conducted by Algiovan and Roza (2020), Edy (2020), Syauqi, Munadi, and Triyono (2020), Aydin et al (2015), Mukarromah and Wijayanti (2021), and provided suggestions related to the learning process by improving disaster education at all levels. A comprehensive analysis is also carried out to find the most influencing factors toward online learning during the Covid-19 pandemic (Alqahtani & Rajkhan, 2020).…”