Abstract:
ABSTRACT
Husna, Nian. 2021. The Students’ Performance in Asynchronous Learning in Speaking Classes in the Pandemic Era. Sarjana’s Thesis. English Language Education Study Program. Lambung Mangkurat University. The first advisor: Dr. Nanik, M.Pd., and the second advisor: Dini Noor Arini, M.Pd.
Keywords: speaking performance, asynchronous learning, covid-19 pandemic
Students' performance in learning speaking for EFL students which students usually do with face-to-face learning, but during the pandemic, online classes are mandatory, one of which is through asynchronous learning. The performance focuses on speaking rubric, namely comprehension, pronunciation, grammar, fluency, and vocabulary. This study was conducted to determine the performance of students in asynchronous learning in the speaking class in the pandemic era of advanced speaking classes at the English Education Study Program at Lambung Mangkurat University.
This study used a qualitative descriptive research method. The total numbers of students were five individuals from two classes of advanced speaking courses. Researchers used documentation and speaking rubrics to collect data. The speaking rubric includes the components of speaking: comprehension, pronunciation, grammar, fluency, and vocabulary. The documentation in the form of recordings of students' speaking performance will be watched and analyzed by being assessed by three raters following the criteria set out in the speaking rubric.
The results of this research showed that the students' performance in asynchronous learning in speaking classes in the pandemic era goes well and smoothly. Students act as masters of the topic with minimum errors in students’ performance in the speaking aspect. In asynchronous learning, students have a lot of time to prepare their performance, and students can also be active and productive in students' performance in speaking classes. So, students’ performance through asynchronous learning is still appropriate in the pandemic era.
From the results of this study, students' performance in asynchronous learning in the pandemic era can provide lessons for students to be more aware of their deficiency so that students will learn and improve their achievement in speaking skill by being active and productive in using English. For lecturers, this research can provide input to find out more about aspects of speaking performance in learning to speak through asynchronous learning in the pandemic era. And this research can be a reference for those who are interested in conducting similar research.
