Teachers’ Challenges in Teaching Online English to Young Learners: A Case Study in Pandemic Era

Authors

  • Fahriany Fahriany UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta, Indonesia
  • Fitriani Fitriani UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta, Indonesia
  • Lulu Farhan UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta, Indonesia
  • Nida Husna UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta, Indonesia
  • Didin Nuruddin Hidayat UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta, Indonesia http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7506-4258
  • Mahlil Mahlil Politeknik Negeri Lhokseumawe, Indonesia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31004/basicedu.v6i4.2876

Keywords:

online teaching, young learners, teaching English

Abstract

This study aims to explore the challenges of primary school teachers in teaching online English to young learners in the pandemic era and teachers’ views toward teaching online English. The teachers also provide the solutions to overcome the problems. This is a qualitative research that employs a case study as the approach. The data are obtained through questionnaires and semi-structured interviews with 20 English teachers of primary schools. The results show many challenges emerged from three sides: instructional activity, time management, and student assessment. Challenges of instructional activity cover students’ motivation, English levels of student proficiency, communication, cooperative learning, and teaching writing. Time management challenges include having a limited amount of time and providing feedback. Meanwhile, student assessments assess students’ attitudes and cognitive skills. This study suggests the administrators and authorities of education policymakers evaluate the guidelines to enhance the quality of online teaching, especially for elementary schools.

Author Biographies

Fahriany Fahriany, UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta

Fahriany is a senior lecturer at Department of English Education, UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta

Fitriani Fitriani, UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta

Fitriani is a postgraduate student at Department of English Education, UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta

Lulu Farhan, UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta

Lulu is a postgraduate student at Department of English Education, UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta

Nida Husna, UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta

Nida is a senior lecturer at Department of English Education, UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta

Didin Nuruddin Hidayat, UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta

Didin is the Head Department of English Education, UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta

Mahlil Mahlil, Politeknik Negeri Lhokseumawe

Mahlil is a senior lecturer at Politeknik Negeri Lhokseumawe

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2022-05-07

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Fahriany, F., Fitriani, F., Farhan, L., Husna, N., Hidayat, D. N., & Mahlil, M. (2022). Teachers’ Challenges in Teaching Online English to Young Learners: A Case Study in Pandemic Era. Jurnal Basicedu, 6(4), 5533–5541. https://doi.org/10.31004/basicedu.v6i4.2876

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