EYL Students^ Engagement in Flipped English Classroom through Interactive Digital Text Nina Puspitaloka (a)*, Evi Karlina Ambarwati (a), Indah Purnama Dewi (a), Putri Kamalia Hakim (a)
(a) Universitas Singaperbansa Karawang
Jl.H.S. Ronggowaluyo, Karawang Indonesia
*nina.puspitaloka[at]fkip.unsika.ac.id
Abstract
The flipped classroom is an appropriate strategy and it could be utilized that is suitable the technological development. It also leads to enhanced students^ engagement, satisfaction, learning outcomes, and positive feelings about flipped learning. Flipped learning has the potential to make student-centered learning environments more interactive and technology-supported to engage students in the learning process. This research was conducted to investigate students^ engagement on the used of flipped classroom in learning English through interactive digital text, and also aimed to determine the challenges faced by EYL students during the used of the learning model. The method of the study used a classroom action research design. The site of this research was sixth-grade students at an elementary school in West Java, Indonesia. Meanwhile, participants in this study consisted of 30 students for the observation and 6 of them were interviewed randomly. Observation, interviews, and artifacts were used to collect the data. The data analysis consisted of data reduction, data display, and conclusion. The findings of the research showed that the EYL students^ engagement was dominated at the level of fully engaged and fairly engaged. It concluded that EYL students were engaged well during learning English using flipped classroom through interactive digital text. The main challenge for both EYL students and the teacher lack of facility and literacy in ICT. That is because of the use of flipped classroom online. Based on the results of this study which explained challanges that appear on EYL students, they are recommended to have the desire to learn to use new media. The use of new media increased their knowledge, and if they understand it well, it will be easier for them to learn and to gain the knowledge.
Keywords: EYL Students^ Engagement, Flipped English Classroom, Interactive Digital Text
