Students’ Perception of the Presentation Activities in Online Speaking Class

Abstract

The objectives of this research were to find out the benefits of presentation activities in online speaking classes. Data were collected using a questionnaire that collected a five-point Likert scale to gauge the students’ perception use of presentation activities in online speaking classes. The population of this research was eleventh-grade students of senior high school 4 Sidrap academic year 2021//2022 through random sampling technique and XI IPA 1 was selected as the sample of this research. The research finding showed that the utilization of presentation activities gave some benefits to the students as follows: easy understanding of the material; increased students’ motivation; focus deeper on learning; and Increased collaboration. It could be concluded that the utilization of presentation activities in online speaking class benefited the students in the eleventh grade of SMAN 4 Sidrap.