EXPLORING EFL STUDENTS' MOTIVATION ON LEARNING ENGLISH DURING PANDEMIC CIVID-19 AUTBREAK IN SMKN 3 MEDAN

Abstract

The objective of the research was to determine the perception of EFL students towards learning English during the COVID-19 pandemic at SMKN 3 Medan. This research answere the following two questions: (1) what is the students’ perception against English E-Learning during the covid-19 pandemic and (2) how is the motivation of students towards English E-Learning during the covid-19 pandemic. The data collection was done through interviews. There were 6 students of class XI APL 3 participating in this research. Since this research had explored students’ perception and motivation derived from students’ experiences during distance schooling which was carried out due to the covid-19 pandemic. Descriptive research using qualitative technique was considered the right approach. As a type of this research, the results of this research presented descriptively to reveal students’ perception and motivation comprehensively. The result found that E-Learning got a bad perception because it was flexible and ineffective.