Remote Area Students’ Perception towards Online and Face-to-face Learning in EFL Classroom during the New Norm Era

Abstract

The pandemic brings new perception to students. The aim of this research was to find out remote area students’ per- ception toward both online and face-to-face learning. This research was a descriptive qualitative research. 77 students from twelve grade class of SMA Negeri 1 Kendawangan participated in this research. In order to collect the data, in- terview was employed. The result showed most of students faced some difficulties during their online learning such as with the internet connection, their environment at home, lack of communication or practice, and indirect explanation from the teacher. These led students to prefer face-to-face learning in learning English. In conclusion, students in re- mote areas had negative perception toward online learning. It is crucial for teachers to communicate more with stu- dents and be more creative in the teaching learning process in both face-to-face and online learning.