CAPTURING STUDENTS’ ENGLISH LEARNING EXPERIENCES THROUGH PHOTOVOICE

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This research aimed to find out the experiences of students in learning
English online during COVID-19 and students’ writing skills. It uses
Photovoice as the research methodology. Data collection is done through
Photovoice and in-depth interviews. 15 students of class VIII-I of SMPN 1
Rangkasbitung participated in this study. Data from students' explanations
on their photos were analyzed qualitatively to find out students' experiences
of learning English online through their writings about the photos. After that,
the researcher did a cross check and compared the information from the
students' writings, photos and interviews. In this study, researchers found that
the Photovoice method can be used as a technique to help students in learning
English. It can also help students express their experience of learning English
online during the pandemic. Besides that, students' perception of English
learning online during the pandemic has negative perceptions. This can be
shown from the results of Photovoice supported by in-depth interviews. 11
out of 15 students got negative feelings, while four students had positive
feelings. Three students stated they have difficulty in joining online classes
and 12 students stated the other way around. From the findings above, it can
be concluded that the Photovoice method can be used for teaching writing as
students can still learn online easily.