Using Fun English Learning for Trauma Healing of the Earthquake Victim Students

Abstract

This paper discus about the use of Fun English Learning to heal the trauma of the earthquake victims' students in Lombok and this is the second phase of the first successful treatment. This study is a mixed-method in nature as it uses pseudo/quasi experimental method. The data were collected by using pre-and-post questionnaires with a series of treatment for post-traumatic experiences with interactive and communicative fun English learning. The data were analyzed using the following procedure: identifying English learning strategies, identifying the pre and post treatment scores, scoring up the total scores of the students, classifying the data into Acute Stress Disorder and Post Trauma Stress Disorder based on the stress Questionnaire scores. The study found numerous strategies for fun English Learning best used for trauma healing and these strategies have successfully introduced fun and communicative skills to the earthquake victim students but also healed the trauma.