E-LEARNING AS A PLATFORM IN STUDYING ENGLISH AMONG EFL LEARNERS: BENEFITS AND BARRIERS

Erwin Oktoma, Muhammad Aprianto Budie Nugroho, Yayan Suryana

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This paper presents research findings on the benefits and barriers of E-learning in the study of English among EFL learners. The topic of this research was students from Department of English Education, Universitas Kuningan, and it was carried out using a qualitative design. An observation checklist and an interview were used to collect data. The study's findings revealed that using E-learning to study English has several benefits, including the flexibility of time and place, easy access to a wealth of information, the ability to facilitate relationships between learners through the use of discussion forums, and the ability to learn at one's own pace. And E-learning also has a numerous barriers in studying English such as, the lack of internet access/WIFI, a software barrier, learners are not enough excited to study English using E-learning, socially disconnected, weak levels of student engagement and students are illiterate and uneducated in the use of modern technologies. Therefore, it could be concluded that the use of E-learning in studying English at Department of English Education, Universitas Kuningan is not effective.

  

 

 


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benefits of e-learning; barriers of e-learning; e-learning, EFL learners.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.25134/erjee.v11i2.7566

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