Perception and Barrier on Using Zoom in Speaking Class During COVID-19 Pandemic

Abstract

. Zoom application is an excellent choice during the COVID-19 Pandemic. It promotes a more attractive, contextual web camera and microphone to interact in real-time as happens in a traditional class or face-to-face setting. This research explores and reveals the students' perception of using Zoom in speaking class during the COVID-19 Pandemic. This study surveyed 96 students of English Study Program of Universitas Ruteng, Indonesia. The questionnaire was used to gather data, which was then quantitatively and qualitatively analyzed. According to the findings, students' perception of using Zoom in speaking class during the COVID-19 Pandemic was primarily included in positive perception. Moreover, the barriers found were institutional ICT infrastructure, 63.6%, internet network stability, 98%, availability of internet quota package, 98%, and the student's lack of initiative, 86.4%. According to the results, university students had a positive perception of using Zoom; however, there were several obstacles that hampered the application's execution.