POST COVID-19 ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING: AN INDONESIA AND MALAYSIA EXPERIENCE
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https://doi.org/10.24191/VoA.v20i2.11871Keywords:
online, offline, hybrid learning, blended mode, MoodleAbstract
The COVID-19 pandemic has been decreasing since vaccination is widely injected across areas, particularly in Yogyakarta. The teaching-learning process shifted from online to offline; some are blended/hybrid learning modes. The objective of this research is to describe English language teaching, which is conducted offline (face-to-face) learning in two countries, Indonesia and Malaysia. The researchers employed a qualitative design, particularly a case study, to portray English language teaching and learning as well as its challenges. The result reveals that teaching and learning activities in the Indonesian contexts are in three phases, pre, while, and post, with a scientific approach in the while phase and the Moodle platform as a medium to help teachers and students with learning activities. In the context of Malaysia, teaching activities employ various tools such as Google Classrooms, Google Meet, Facebook Live, Zoom, Telegram, and WhatsApp. These tools are either synchronous learning or asynchronous learning. Various challenges are also revealed in this teaching and learning, such as online media platforms and applications, time constraints, and a lack of pedagogical competence in designing activities promoting independent and autonomous learning activities.
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