Students’ Perception and Motivation of E-learning in Learning English During the Covid-19 Pandemic for Eight Grades at The First Semester of SMPN 210 East Jakarta in 2020/2021 Academic Year

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NISWATUN UMA NABILA. 1701055079. Students’ Perception and Motivation of E-learning in Learning English During the Covid-19 Pandemic for Eight Grades at The First Semester of SMPN 210 East Jakarta in 2020/2021 Academic Year. A Paper; Jakarta: The Study Programme of English Education, The School of Teachers’ Training and Education, The University of Muhammadiyah Prof. Dr. Hamka, 2021.
The objective of this research aimed to know the students’ perception of E-learning in learning English during the Covid-19 Pandemic for Eight grades at SMPN 210 Jakarta. This research generally answered two questions as follows: (1) What are students’ perceptions of E-learning in learning English during Covid-19 pandemic? and (2) How are students’ motivation of E-learning In learning English during Covid-19 pandemic?
The data was collected through a questionnaire and interviews. A total of 110 eight grades from SMPN 210 Jakarta participated in this study. Because this study focused on students' perceptions and motivations as a result of their experiences during the Covid-19 pandemic, descriptive research utilizing qualitative-quantitative approaches was deemed an acceptable research method.
The findings of this study were given descriptively to describe students' perceptions and motivations in detail. E-learning has a positive reputation according to the research, since it is flexible and effective. Meanwhile, its flexibility motivates students to do learning during the COVID-19 pandemic.