THE TEACHER’S PERCEPTION OF USING CANVA APPLICATION IN TEACHING CREATIVE WRITING (A Case Study on an English Teacher in an Islamic Senior High School in Ciamis)

Abstract

This research was investigated the teacher’s perception of using Canva Application in teaching creative writing in an Islamic Senior High School in Ciamis. The purposes of this research were to observe how the teacher uses Canva Application to teach creative writing and to identify the teacher’s perception of using Canva Application to teach creative writing. A case study design was used in this research. By using purposive sampling technique, the writer took an English teacher in an Islamic Senior High School in Ciamis as the participant of the research. The writer constructed the research instruments consisting of the observation and the interview. The writer used two data analysis techniques including the conversational analysis and the triangulation analysis to analyze the data. The findings indicated that the teacher used seven steps to use Canva Application in teaching creative writing. It also indicated that the teacher perceived positively on the use of Canva Application in teaching creative writing because it was beneficial for both the teachers and the students. Based on the conclusions, the teachers are expected to use Canva Application as one of technology media in teaching creative writing. Besides that, the use of Canva Application is expected to solve the students’ difficulties in learning creative writing. In addition, the result of this research can be used as a reference for further writers and those who are interested in conducting the research with a similar topic.