The Students’ Perception of Using Ruang Guru in Learning English

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As an online learning application, Ruangguru was widely spread around Indonesia back then, several researchers also have explored the use of the Ruangguru as a learning tool. This research was conducted to find out the students’ perception of using Ruangguru application in learning English. This research adopted the qualitative method to explore the students’ perception of using Ruangguru in learning English. The subject in this research is SMA Negeri 4 Kendari students’ who are using or have used Ruangguru. Then, to collect the data, the researcher conducted semi-structured interviews by asking the informants some of the questions that related to the research purposes. Then, the research data will be analyzed by using thematic analysis. Based on the research findings, the researcher found that Ruangguru is considered to be effective by seeing the students’ perception in six indicators of communication media. In addition to the six indicators, the student's perception of the source which consists of two major themes there is conformity of learning materials and learning needs has been recognized among students as the most effective. It becomes effective because the source of information in Ruangguru is valid and trusted by the students. While the students’ perception of timing becomes the lowest effective indicator, it is because the majority of informants stated that Ruangguru taking much time to watch the learning material also, there is no sign that represents of sub-material even though it can be accessed anytime and anywhere.

Kata kunci

• communication media
• perceptions
• ruang guru