ABSTRACT
Utin Dian Octavia. 321710146. “Students’ perceptions of the implementation of
blended learning method in English language teaching (ELT)”(A Descriptive
Qualitative Research to the Tenth Grade Students of SMAN 1 Selimbau in The
Academic Year of 2020/2021).(Supervised by Dr. Aunurrahman, M.Pd and
Ageung Darajat,M.Pd). A Thesis of English Department, Faculty of Language and
Art Education, Institute of Teacher Training and Education Teacher Association
of the Republic of Indonesia (Ikip-Pgri) Pontianak2021
This research aims to describe students' perceptions of the
implementation of blended learning in English Language Teaching (ELT). The
implementation of blended learning in ELT has only been carried out for
approximately one year and was first implemented in the tenth grade. This
research used a descriptive qualitative approach. Techniques of collecting data
were the indirect communication technique (questionnaire) and direct
communication technique (interview). An open-ended questionnaire was
distributed to 116 students' from all students in SMAN 1 Selimbau who attended
the implementation of blended learning and were selected using a purposeful
sampling technique. Meanwhile, semi-structured interviews were conducted with
English teachers who implemented blended learning, to compare research data
from students' perceptions. To analyze the data, the researcher used thematic
analysis. The students' perception is they need this kind of implementation of
blended learning.
The results of the analysis show that the students have basic
understanding of the implementation of blended learning in English Language
Teaching (ELT), that is, blended learning is a method that combines two online
and offline learning systems that have advantages, and the role of ICT. Apart from
having a basic understanding, they also provide excellent explanations and clear
responses. The students also have a high expectation of the implementation of
blended learning, that is, in the future, the implementation of the blended learning
method in ELT can be carried out continuously because the blended learning
method is a good solution that must be applied in this century. The students also
criticized the implementation of blended learning such as: difficulties in
understanding the material, constraints on infrastructure, media, and time
management constraints. Lastly, the students suggest that in the implementation of
blended learning it is better to pay attention to everything so that students can
understand the material well, the teacher can understand students' task delays by
providing appropriate consequences, and provide direction for the use of blended
learning media.
Keywords: Students’ Perceptions, Blended Learning, English Language Teaching