Google class in ELT: A study of Student’s Responses in English for Nutrition

Abstract

Google Classroom (GC) is one of the best platforms produced by Google that has some purposes for education, especially in the teaching and learning process. In the S1 Nutrition department, the application of Google Classroom is still rarely used and still few lecturers of the Nahdlatul Ulama University of Surabaya use this application maximally for teaching any courses, including in teaching English. This research aims to find out the students’ responses to using GC in the English Class of the nutrition profession. This paper also presents GC features and the benefits of using it. The participants have had some experience in using it. The participants are 37 students from three classes chosen through random sampling. The data was collected through a questionnaire survey from the students’ responses. The data then was analyzed qualitatively. The results presented that from statements 1–10, only statement 1 (GC can accommodate e-learning) and statement 9 (GC is easy to use) which have reached 64,9% (Agree). The lowest percentage was 45,9% (GC is as a character-building). They agreed that GC has many benefits and the priorities of benefit to accommodate e-learning and easy to use. However, it still needs to be explored further of the direct impact on the students for building their character.