EFL Postgraduate Students’ Perspectives towards Online Learning after the COVID-19 Pandemic

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to explain the EFL postgraduate students’ perspectives towards online learning after the global emergency status for COVID-19 was declared over by the World Health Organization (WHO). This study is a case study research using a qualitative approach. The data from this study were taken from EFL postgraduate students from one of the universities in Semarang. Data collection techniques were carried out by means of in-depth interviews. The results of this study are useful for explaining students’ perspectives of the conditions of online learning at the university after the COVID-19 pandemic. Furthermore, the results of this study explained how teaching and learning process in online learning occurred in online learning class. Finally, this study also explained the interactions occurred in the classroom during online learning. Different perspectives were found in this study. However, most of the students have positive perspectives on online learning class even though the global emergency status for COVID-19 pandemic was over. The results of this study can provide beneficial information for lecturers, students and educational stakeholders on how to provide effective online learning in Indonesia after COVID-19 pandemic.