INVESTIGATING EFL STUDENTS’ PERCEPTIONS TOWARDS E-LEARNING MADRASAH APPLICATION AS ELEARNING PLATFORM IN ENGLISH LEARNING

Abstract

This study aimed to determine students’ perception toward the implementation of this application in English learning. This study has taken in Islamic High School in Cipatujah. The researcher uses descriptive qualitative method to investigate the students’ perception toward the implementation of this application. In analyzing the data, the researcher uses questionnaire to find out the students’ perception toward the use of E-learning Madrasah. The findings revealed that the students mean based on the questionnaire given to the 95 students, 70 students (74%) agreed that E-learning Madrasah is interesting, 50 students (53%) find it more easily to learn English using E-learning Madrasah and 80 students (84%) agreed that E-learning Madrasah is an efficient in English learning. Meanwhile, 50 students (53%) did not find difficulty in accessing because the school provide internet connection and 80 students (84%) agreed that E-learning Madrasah is not complicated to be implemented in English learning. Furthermore, based on the findings the students reported that 35 students (37%) agreed that their motivation in English learning increase due to implementation of E-learning Madrasah. Meanwhile, 50 students (53%) believe that E-learning Madrasah is a better way to learn English and 25 students (26%) prefer to learn English by Elearning Madrasah than usual method. The conclusion is the students’ perception toward the use of E-learning Madrasah are easy to use and usefull to use in English learning. Keywords : E-learning Madrasah, E-learning Platform, English learning