How Do EFL Students Perceive Group Work Activity in EFL Classes? A Survey Study

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10.2991/978-2-38476-333-7_10How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Students’ Perceptions; Group Work; EFL Classes; Survey Study

Abstract

Teachers’ interaction and students’ perceptions toward their favorable teaching style may elevate students’ motivation. Thus, the current study aims to investigate senior high school students’ perceptions toward group work in EFL classes, recruiting senior high school students and distinguishing them from the previous studies. The current study plotted a survey design underpinned by class observations (field notes) to witness the authenticity of the survey data. A convenience sampling technique was also schemed, recruiting a hundred students from a state senior high school in Malang, with fifty-one students willing to complete the questionnaire. Moreover, the study unpacked that senior high school students have a positive attitude toward the positive and negative statements about the advantages and disadvantages of students’ interpersonal group work. The students positively perceived all given items. Finally, the students’ perceptions supported their achievements since the participants drew significant scores on both aspects. Knowing the students’ perceptions may minimize misunderstandings between teachers and students and create a conducive situation for achieving learning goals. Since the present study focuses on describing students’ perceptions of the advantages, disadvantages, and the influence of perception on students’ achievement, it provokes the teachers to elaborate on other teaching techniques to elevate the motivated and unmotivated students’ proficiencies.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Abd. Syakur
AU  - Moh. Hilman Fikri
AU  - Dika Ayu Solihah
PY  - 2024
DA  - 2024/12/26
TI  - How Do EFL Students Perceive Group Work Activity in EFL Classes? A Survey Study
BT  - Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on English Language Teaching (ICON-ELT 2024)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 112
EP  - 122
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-38476-333-7_10
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-38476-333-7_10
ID  - Syakur2024
ER  -