Abstract:
English is a foreign language that has been taught from elementary school to
lectures. The purpose of teaching English in junior high school is so that students
are able to recognize word structures well. In this paper, researchers was focus on
examining the research problem about the student’s engagement in the online
classroom during a pandemic situation and more specifically on descriptive text
lessons. And this study also investigates how teacher use Google Classroom in
teaching. This study aimed to investigates the effect of using google classroom on
student’s engagement in learning during this pandemic. The participant in this paper
is an English teacher at junior high school in Ciamis. This research approach is
qualitative. Case studies are used as instruments to collect the data. This study was
used a qualitative descriptive analysis methodology which has three ways there are
data reuction, data display, conclusion and verification. Complete data obtained by
the data collection process then the data must be analyzed and interpreted. To get
the data, the researcher used observation and in-depth interview. Based on the
research that has been done, the effect of using google classroom of this junior high
school is not too influential on the learning process. This is because there are many
students who cannot access the internet because of the network conditions where
they live. So, the English teachers use other platforms as a tool to help the teaching
and learning process of their students so that they can continue to follow the lesson.
Keywords : Descriptive text, English language, Google Classroom, Pandemic,
Student’s engagement.
