The EFL Learners’ Lens on Online Teaching Speaking and its Effective Teachers at Islamic Higher Education

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Learning language skills such as speaking, emphasized by frequent practice, must align with the affordances of online platforms. This study portrays how EFL learners perceive online learning for improving speaking skills through an online questionnaire survey of forty-six students at UIN Sayyid Ali Rahmatullah Tulungagung. Results show Google Meet as the most helpful application, while offline meetings are preferable for skill development.

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Abstract

A. Introduction

Online teaching and speaking in EFL

Online learning modes and tools

Factors supporting effective speaking

Teacher-student interaction skills

DINAMIKA ILMU Vol. 22 No. 2, 2022 P-ISSN: 1411-3031; E-ISSN: 2442-9651 doi: [http://doi.org/10.21093/di.v22i2.5347](http://doi.org/10.21093/di.v22i2.5347) The EFL Learners’ Lens on Online Teaching Speaking and its Effective Teachers at Islamic Higher Education Erna Iftanti English Education Department, UIN Sayyid Ali Rahmatullah Tulungagung e-mail: [ernataufic72@gmail.com](ernataufic72@gmail.com) Abstract Learning language skills such as speaking, which is emphasized by practicing a lot, should also adjust to the online learning platform. This paper is then intended to portray how EFL learners perceive online learning to learn and improve their speaking skills. The study was done by administering an online questionnaire survey to forty-six students of UIN Sayyid Ali Rahmatullah Tulungagung who attended Speaking for Daily Interaction Subject. This study revealed that Google meet is the most helpful learning application for online speaking classes, but attending offline classroom meetings is preferable to improve their speaking skills. Although there are some challenges, such as feeling insecure, less social contact with practicing speaking, and a bad internet connection, they claim that their skills of using a daily expression in English are getting improved through using appropriate online learning applications taught by an effective teacher. The portrait of the effective teacher of speaking was also ferreted out. These findings are pedagogically implemented to conduct an effective online speaking class. Yet, because this study was conducted with a small scope of respondents, then future researchers are suggested to include a wider scope of respondents in order to contribute to the finding of this research. Keywords: EFL Learners’ lens, effective teachers of speaking, speaking skills for daily interaction, online learning A. Introduction People commonly see the success of EFL learners from the way they speak in English. There is no doubt that to be proficient in each skill of a language is necessary to become a well-rounded communicator, but the ability to speak skilfully provides the speakers with several distinct advantages, such as participating actively in pair or group activities in the classroom; to pursue higher studies in foreign countries. to interact with people all around the globe, to get better employment opportunities. to make use of the internet effectively, to do good international business, to earn high respect in society, and to get better employment opportunities all over the world. to increase the ability of problem-solving and critical thinking. and to improve the overall development of the speaker’s personality (Rao, 2019) . To be able to speak means to be able to communicate verbally with others which provides an overview of the ability to compile various vocabulary which has been mastered into a series of structured talks (Hasibuan, 2019) . Speaking is one of the skills in English which is commonly learned through direct interaction in the classroom where each learner can see the other. Through this classroom mode of learning, they can practice speaking in more direct interaction and a more convenient atmosphere, because they can give feedback either directly or indirectly. However, this should be conducted in an online mode of teaching and learning speaking due to Covid 19 pandemic, which brought about releasing policies of physical and social distancing for all issues and activities in society. The educational setting was also impacted by this policy by doing “physical distance learning” through online mode. For learning skills such as speaking, it is not easy to be carried out, because students need to practice effectively through direct interaction and communication, which are believed to be as amore convenient way and the more real practice of speaking experienced by the students. Efriana (2021) revealed that online learning teachers have limited access to supervise thei

FAQs

How did the study collect data about EFL learners’ perceptions?

It administered an online questionnaire survey to forty-six UIN Sayyid Ali Rahmatullah Tulungagung students who attended the Speaking for Daily Interaction subject.

Which online application was reported as the most helpful for online speaking classes?

Google Meet was reported as the most helpful learning application for online speaking classes.

What challenges did learners mention when attending online speaking learning?

Learners reported challenges such as feeling insecure, having less social contact while practicing speaking, and experiencing a bad internet connection.

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