University Students’ Perspectives on Lecturer’s Digital Class Organization in Teaching ESP amid Covid-19 Pandemic

Reski Ramadhani; Hilmi Aulawi; Andri Ikhwana

doi:10.31849/elsya.v4i1.8643

Reski Ramadhani Institut Teknologi Garut, Garut, Indonesia https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4469-8693
Hilmi Aulawi Institut Teknologi Garut, Garut, Indonesia
Andri Ikhwana Institut Teknologi Garut, Garut, Indonesia

DOI: https://doi.org/10.31849/elsya.v4i1.8643

Keywords: University Students, Perspective, Perception, Digital Class Organisation, English for Special Purposes (ESP)

Abstract

This study aims to investigate students’ perspectives on digital classroom organization implemented during online learning in teaching ESP in the context of higher education level at Garut Technology of Institute. To evaluate the organization of digital class utilization in language learning and determine the barriers and opportunities during the process, a mixed-method design with a close-ended questionnaire and an open-ended questionnaire was employed to reveal the students’ perspectives. 90 informatics engineering students studying English for Specific Purposes (ESP) were recruited in this study. The findings revealed that the students positively argued that their lecturer is capable of organizing and implementing various digital platforms during online learning. Most of the students are still motivated and engaged in learning even though it is conducted virtually. Besides, the platforms used by the lecturer synchronously and asynchronously are deemed to be effectively able to replace the face-to-face offline media since it keeps the lecturer and students interacting with one another. Some of the barriers come from the stability of internet access, students’ data, available devices, and particular technical issues. The implications suggest that both lecturers and students should prepare to adopt the digital classroom since it will be the new direction in language teaching.

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Author Biographies

Reski Ramadhani, Institut Teknologi Garut, Garut, Indonesia

Reski Ramadhani is a postgraduate student in English Education Department at State Islamic University Sunan Gunung Djati Bandung. He is also a Master of Humaniora in English Linguistics from Padjadjaran University since 2020. Currently, he is working as a Permanent Lecturer at Institut Teknologi Garut. He had been working as Permanent Lecturer at Technic Faculty focusing on English as Specific Purposes at Institut Teknologi Garut since 2021. Besides, he is also active in some associations such as Masyarakat Linguistik Indonesia, Linguistik Fungsional Sistemik, and Forensik Linguistik Forum. He has also published many journal articles in national and international levels focusing on language teaching, pragmatics, forensic linguistics, and systemic functional linguistics.

Hilmi Aulawi, Institut Teknologi Garut, Garut, Indonesia

Hilmi Aulawi works as an Associate Professor in the Industrial Engineering study program at the Garut Institute of Technology, Indonesia. He obtained his doctorate in 2010 from the Bandung Institute of Technology in the industrial engineering and management study program. He has also published many journal articles in Scopus indexed and other indexed journals focusing on knowledge management, innovation and decision Making.

Andri Ikhwana, Institut Teknologi Garut, Garut, Indonesia

Andri Ikhwana has worked as a lecturer at the Industrial Engineering Department of the Garut Institute of Technology since 2002. His last education was at the doctoral level at the Department of Educational Administration, University of Indonesia Education which was completed in 2015. His concentration of expertise focuses on organizational performance, organizational management. The research that has been done has concentrated more on improving organizational performance in both the manufacturing and service industries, including improving the performance of higher education. Furthermore, research publications are listed in various research publications, both proceedings and journal publications at national and international levels and have a Scopus index. Currently, many are involved in consulting activities in collaboration with local governments, the private sector and other parties.

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