The Perceptions Towards the Implementation of Online Learning: A Study on ESP Teachers and Students of UNP

Abstract

Online learning has been an important part of education and is claimed to offer unique benefits in the learning process. Although the online learning management system has been used by almost all of the academic community as one of the facilities in teaching and learning, some people still do not believe that online classes will revolutionize classroom. This research attempt to elaborate some insights about the perceptions of teachers and students toward the implementation of online learning in the English for Specific Purposes (ESP) class of Universitas Negeri Padang (UNP). This research was conducted in the Department of Sports Coaching of UNP. The data was carried through an e-questionnaire, which was sent to the students and the teacher to see their perceptions toward the implementation of online learning. Results reveal that some of the participants have positive perceptions toward the implementation of online learning, despite some challenges they faced, it can be a helpful tool to learn language. Hopefully, this research could be the reference for education stakeholders and also the developers who want to create or develop the application to be used for online learning, especially in English subject.