The INVESTIGATION OF 11TH GRADE TEACHERS’ AND STUDENTS’ PERCEPTION AND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ERT IN TEACHING AND LEARNING IN EFL CONTEXT

Abstract

This study aimed to analyze grade 11thteachers’ and student’ perception and the implementation of ERT , and analyzed problems are experienced by teachers and students during the teaching and learning process. This research used mix – method design, the quantitative method is conducted to identify the EFL teachers and students’ perception , while qualitative method is conducted to identify the implementation of ERT. The questionnaire was carried out by 110 grade 11thstudents in SMKN 2 Bangli and 30 English teacher, the data from the interview were analyzed with guidance of analyzing qualitative data, and in analyzing the checklist, the researcher used descriptive analysis. The research findings showteachers have a positive perception of ERT implementation.Teachers have tools that can support ERT implementation, and in its implementation, the teacher has tried to provide authentic and various learning material. There are differences in perceptions between teachers and students.Students have negative perceptions of the implementation of ERT.They are hampered by lack of access to the internet so that they are not able to fully participate in ERT.The difference in perception can also be seen from the learning material.Students feel that the material provided by the teacher are difficult to understand.The challenges faced by teachers and students in general are technical challenges, teaching and learning instructions, and pedagogical challenges.However, ERT has not been maximally implemented due to several factors.