STUDENTS’ PERCEPTIONS OF THEIR READINESS, SELF-LEARNING MOTIVATION AND ATTITUDE TOWARD ENGLISH ONLINE LEARNING DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC AT HIGH SCHOOLS IN NORTH MAKALE

Abstract

The research aimed at describing how students studied during the Covid19 pandemic, shifting from a face-to-face learning and teaching process into an online process. In order to achieve the aims, the researcher designed three main objectives: to find out students‟ readiness in English online learning, students‟ motivation in English online learning, and students‟ attitude towards English online learning. The researcher applied the quantitative method. The samples were chosen randomly from 65 students within 7 different high schools in North Makale. The data analyzed was in quantitative research involved summarizing data dependably and accurately. The result showed that the students are not ready for English online learning during the Covid-19 Pandemic. The lack of infrastructure such as internet access has been a major obstacle to the implementation of distance learning in schools, especially in North Makale. Furthermore, the samples are not confident computer and internet users and demonstrate low self-efficacy issue in doing online learning. The students‟ motivation toward English online learning was inconsistent even though it is categorized in a moderate degree of motivation. Some students prefer the face-toface learning process to online learning and think that the previous will give a better learning result. It poses a challenge for teachers to prepare the teaching materials, teaching strategies, and methods well before the English online learning.