TEACHER BARRIERS IN UTILIZING GOOGLE MEET IN SPEAKING CLASS

Abstract

E-learning developments are closely tied to the utilization of recently popularized learning technology like Google Meet. It is strongly advised that it can improve communication between teachers and students. This research was conducted to investigate the teacher‟s ways in utilizing Google Meet and to explore the teacher‟s barriers in utilizing Google Meet in speaking class. This research used qualitative case study and were taken through online classroom observation and semi-structured interviews as the instruments of the study. An English teacher and fifteen students of class 1B in the first semester of an English education department at a University in Ciamis, West Java were involved in this research. In analyzing the data of online classroom observation, the researcher categorized and interpreted the results of classroom observation. Then, the data from the interview the researcher transcribed the important point, translated it into English, analyzed the data, interpreted the data and drew the conclusion. Based on the findings, there were three key points of the present research. First, Google Meet really helped in online learning. Second, Google Meet offered a number of advanced features that were simple to use. Third, the teacher had some barriers in utilizing Google Meet including the following students‟ bad internet connection, student‟ gadget got an error, and lack of the students‟ motivation in learning.