STUDENTS’ PERCEPTIONS ON ENGLISH SPEAKING HABIT AMONG FRIENDS THROUGH WHATSAPP: A CASE STUDY ON EFL LEARNERS AT UMSU

Diani Syahputri, Nanda Putri Utami, Yusni Khairul Amri

Abstract


The use of social media platforms, particularly WhatsApp, has become popular among students. This study aimed to investigate students’ perceptions on the implementation of speaking English through WhatsApp. This study included the following aspects of perception according to (Robinson, 2001): confidence, difficulties, interest, stress, and motivation. Source of data in this study was obtained from 26 EFL students in the sixth semester at Universitas Muhammadiyah Sumatera Utara, academic year 2021/2022. The primary data approach was used to collect the data in this study, which was gathered from the responses of respondents who completed a questionnaire regarding speaking English using WhatsApp via Google Form. The data concerning students’ perceptions were obtained using a Likert-type scale questionnaire combined with an open-ended questionnaire to determine the reason behind their response. The research design employed in this study was qualitative design. The qualitative data were described to support the findings of students’ perception about the implementation of speaking English via WhatsApp. The findings revealed that the majority of students had positive perception towards speaking English via WhatsApp, making this study beneficial and giving a positive impact on the students, particularly in the aspect of motivation, followed by aspect of interest and confidence. For example, in the aspect of motivation, all of the students responded strongly agree and agree, with no one disagreeing, indicating a strong desire to improve their English-speaking skills. As a result, the students are willingly motivated to use WhatsApp as a media to engage in conversations with their friends.


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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3059/insis.v0i0.22913

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